Version of the Windows NT operating system | |
![]() The logo for Windows Server 2022 featuring the same symbol and font from earlier Windows NT releases such as Windows 8 and 10 | |
![]() Windows Server 2022 desktop with Start menu which looks similar to the Windows 10 desktop and Start menu | |
Developer | Microsoft |
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Written in | C, C++, Rust, C#, Assembly language |
OS family | Windows Server |
Working state | Current |
Source model | Closed-source |
General availability | August 18, 2021[1] |
Latest release | 21H2 (10.0.20348.2655) (August 13, 2024[2]) [±] |
Marketing target | Business |
Available in | 110 languages |
Update method | |
Package manager | Windows Package Manager |
Platforms | x86-64 |
Kernel type | Hybrid (Windows NT kernel) |
Default user interface | Windows Shell |
License | Proprietary |
Preceded by | Windows Server 2019 (2018) |
Succeeded by | Windows Server 2025 (2024) |
Official website | microsoft |
Support status | |
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Windows Server 2022 is the fourteenth and current major long term servicing channel (LTSC) release of the Windows Server operating system by Microsoft Corporation, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was announced at Microsoft's Ignite event from March 2–4, 2021.[4] It was released on August 18, 2021,[1][3] almost 3 years after Windows Server 2019, and a few months before the Windows 11 operating system.
Windows Server 2022 is based on the "Iron" codebase.[5] Its desktop is similar to Windows 10 version 21H2, but its updates are incompatible with the Windows 10 operating system.[5] Like its predecessor, Windows Server 2019, it requires x64 processors.
It will be succeeded by Windows Server 2025.[6]
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