Microsoft Windows Server 2022 helps you grow your business and expand operations to the cloud from a position of strength. It maximizes your existing investments and builds on Windows Server's security, app innovation and Hyper-Converged Infrastructure capabilities to help you bridge the gap between your on-premises investments and the cloud.

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 is available in three editions for different environments:

• Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Essentials is intended for small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices. No additional server access licenses (CAL) are required.
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard is perfect for physical or minimally virtualized environments. This core-based licensing model requires server access licenses (CAL).
• Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Datacenter is ideal for highly virtualized data centers and cloud environments. This core-based licensing model requires server access licenses (CAL).

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 is the operating system that bridges the gap between on-premises environments and Azure, adding additional security layers and helping you modernize your applications and infrastructure.

Hybrid capabilities with Azure

Extend your data center to Azure to maximize your investments and leverage new hybrid capabilities.

Advanced multilayer security

Increase your security by protecting the data center, starting with the operating system.

Faster innovation for applications

Enable the creation of cloud-native apps and modernize traditional apps using containers and microservices.

Unprecedented hyper-converged infrastructure

Develop your data center infrastructure for greater efficiency and security.

System requirements

• Processor: 1.4 GHz 64-bit processor with NX / DEP
• RAM: 512 MB (Server Core and Server Nano), 2 GB (with desktop view)
• Graphics card and monitor: 1024 × 768 pixels
• Network: Gigabit Ethernet
• Free disk space: 32 GB free disk space
• BIOS: UEFI system with Secure Boot (UEFI 2.3.1c) (for certain functions)