Asked By
T McDuffy
25 points
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Posted on - 07/26/2016
Hi everyone,
I am looking forward to gathering some information regarding the Current Version of Windows Server. I have to create a Project in which I have to mention all the details about the Windows Server. Someone, please, help.
Answered By
R Palmer
15 points
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#109975
Need details of the Current Version of Windows Server.
Windows Server 2016 is the current version of the Windows Server. It is a segment of the OS which work on Windows NT (New Technology) family.Microsoft developed Windows Server 2016 along with Windows 10.
It comes with ADFS which is used to authenticate the users that are present in the Non Active Directories. Windows Defender is a part of Windows Server 2016. It also supports the Remote Desktop Services. Microsoft created it by a re-organization of the Server and the System Center Teams.
Need details of the Current Version of Windows Server.
“Windows Server” or “Microsoft Windows Server” is a brand name for a group or series of server operating systems released by Microsoft which includes all Windows operating systems branded as “Windows Server” except any other Microsoft product. The latest version at the moment is Windows Server 2019 announced on March 20, 2018 and officially released to the public on October 2, 2018.
It succeeded Windows Server 2016. Distribution of Windows version 1809 (build 17763) was paused on October 6, 2018 while Microsoft is conducting an investigation regarding a problem with user data being deleted during an in-place upgrade. It affected systems where a user profile folder like Documents, Music, or Pictures had been moved to another location but data was left in the original location.
Since Windows Server 2019 is based on Windows version 1809 codebase, it was also removed from distribution at the time. It was re-released on November 13, 2018 and the product life cycle for Windows Server 2019 was reset in accordance with the new release date. Here’s the list of Windows Server versions:
- Windows Server 2019 – released on November 13, 2018. Available in the following editions: Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter.
- Windows Server 2016 – released on October 12, 2016. Available in the following editions: Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter.
- Windows Server 2012 R2 – released on October 17, 2013. Available in the following editions: Foundation, Essentials, Standard, and Datacenter.
- Windows Server 2012 – released on September 4, 2012.
- Windows Server 2008 R2 – released on October 22, 2009.
- Windows Server 2008 – released on February 27, 2008.
- Windows Server 2003 R2 – released on December 6, 2005.
- Windows Server 2003 – released on April 24, 2003.
- Windows 2000 – released on February 17, 2000.
- Windows NT 4.0 – released on July 29, 1996.
- Windows NT 3.51 – released on May 29, 1995.
- Windows NT 3.5 – released on September 20, 1994.
- Windows NT 3.1 – released on July 27, 1993.
