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Also known as Microsoft Windows Server

brand name for a group of server operating systems by Microsoft

Key facts

Developer: Microsoft
Source model: Closed-source Source-available (through Shared Source Initiative )
Initial release: July 27, 1993 ; 32 years ago ( 1993-07-27 )
Latest release: Windows Server 2025 (10.0.x) / 1 November 2024 ; 19 months ago ( 1 November 2024 )
Latest preview: vNext (10.0.29558) / March 27, 2026 ; 2 months ago ( 2026-03-27 )
Update method: Windows Update Windows Server Update Services Configuration Manager Docker Hub Intune
Default user interface: Windows shell PowerShell Windows Admin Center
License: Trialware , SaaS , or volume licensing
Official website: www .microsoft .com /windows-server

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.microsoft.com/ja-jp/windows-server

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inception: 2003-00-00
official blog URL: cloudblogs.microsoft.com/windowsserver
Commons category: Windows Server
social media followers: 162341
software version identifier: Windows Server 2025 (10.0.x)

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Windows Server (formerly Windows NT Server) is a brand name for server-oriented releases of the Windows NT operating system (OS) that have been developed by Microsoft since 1993. The first release under this brand name is Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server, an edition of Windows NT 3.1. With the release of Windows Server 2003, Microsoft started releasing new versions under the name Windows Server. The latest release of Windows NT under the Windows Server brand is Windows Server 2025.

Microsoft's history of developing operating systems for servers goes back to Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server.