Microsoft slips out Windows Server 2022 LTSC with extended support for 10 years

guest · Aug 19, 2021

Microsoft slips out Windows Server 2022 with extended support for 10 years
August 19, 2021
https://www.theregister.com/2021/08/19/windows_server_2022/

Microsoft has released Windows Server 2022, an LTS edition that has five years mainstream support and 10 years extended support.

Windows Server 2022 is available only as an LTS release, since Microsoft has now abandoned the semi-annual channel in which releases were only supported for 18 months.
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New features in Windows Server include secure DNS-over-HTTPS, stronger encryption (up to AES-256-GCM and AES-256-CCM) for SMB (Server Message Block), used for Windows file shares, and nested virtualization on AMD processors (previously only available for Intel CPUs).

Nested virtualization enables the Hyper-V platform, also used by Windows Subsystem for Linux, to run in a virtual machine. Container features have been revamped, in part to improve Windows Server for running Azure Kubernetes Service.
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Some of the most interesting new features are reserved for special Azure editions of Windows Server 2022, or for Azure Stack HCI, a subscription version of the operating system. Exclusive features include Hotpatch, which lets admins apply patches without rebooting, and SMB over QUIC, for secure access to shared files over the internet.
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Those keen to try Microsoft's latest server OS can find an evaluation version and other resources here.
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guest · Aug 20, 2021

Windows Server 2022 LTSC released
August 20, 2021
https://www.ghacks.net/2021/08/20/windows-server-2022-ltsc-released/

Microsoft released a new version of Windows Server, Windows Server 2022 LTSC, this week. The new Server release does not really need the LTSC descriptor anymore, as Microsoft announced earlier this year that all future Windows Server releases would be long-term servicing channel releases.

Windows Server 2022 LTSC will be supported for ten years. Five of those years with mainstream support, and the remaining five years with extended support. The main difference between the support phases is that extended support is limited to security and bug fix updates. Mainstream support may introduce new functionality to the Server version as well.
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Mainstream support ends on October 13, 2026, extended support on October 14, 2031.

The "What's new in Windows Server 2022" support page lists major changes in the new Server version.
Here is a short overview: [...]
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Windows Server 2022 is available in three editions: Windows Server 2022 Standard, Windows Server 2022 Datacenter and Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition.

Check out the full feature comparison page on Microsoft's Docs website for additional information.
This Microsoft Docs webpage lists the features that are no longer in development or removed: [...]
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Our colleagues over at Deskmodder have links to the official ISO images of Windows Server 2022 LTSC (German and English, 64-bit).
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guest · Sep 1, 2021

Windows Server 2022 has hit general availability
Septembe 1, 2021
https://www.neowin.net/news/windows-server-2022-has-hit-general-availability/

At its Ignite conference in March, Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2022 is available in preview. Prior to that, the OS was already being tested by Windows Insiders but the preview version was meant to be the near-final version of the SKU. Fast-forward to today and Microsoft has announced the general availability of Windows Server 2022.

With Windows Server 2022, Microsoft is touting a bunch of enhancements and features. At the forefront is advanced multi-layered security via secured connectivity and Secured-core server. The former is focused on providing more security during transport through enhanced encrypted HTTPS and AES-256 encryption with support for the server message block (SMB) protocol.
Meanwhile, Secured-core server enables IT teams to utilize security measures applied by Microsoft's hardware partners across a variety of hardware, firmware, and virtualization layers.
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The second advantage touted by Windows Server 2022 is the ability to connect the on-premises SKU with Azure using Azure Arc.

Finally, demanding applications can utilize scalability enhancements on Windows Server 2022 as it supports up to 48TB of memory and 2,048 logical cores running on 64 physical sockets. The OS also builds upon app compatibility features of Windows containers, supports IPv6 and dual-stack, and HostProcess containers for the configuration of nodes.
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In a statement to Neowin, Microsoft went on to say that:

In the past year, Microsoft has also introduced numerous innovations for Windows Server on Azure, including Azure Automanage for seamless migration to Azure, and Azure Kubernetes Service on Azure Stack HCI for application modernization on-premises.
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Microsoft: Windows Server 2022 now generally available—delivers innovation in security, hybrid, and containers

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