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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| OS family | Windows Server |
| General availability | August 18, 2021;4 years ago (2021-08-18) |
| Latest release | 21H2 (10.0.20348.2849) / November 12, 2024;15 months ago (2024-11-12) |
| Platforms | x64 |
| Preceded by | Windows Server 2019 (2018) |
| Succeeded by | Windows Server 2025 (2024) |
| Official website | https://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver |
| Support status | |
| Support started on August 18, 2021 Mainstream support will end on October 13, 2026 Extended support will end on October 14, 2031 | |
Windows Server 2022 is the 10th versions ofWindows Serveroperating system developed byMicrosoft. It was announced at the Microsoft Build 2021 event on January 5, 2021. It was released worldwide on August 18, 2021, and is the successor ofWindows Server 2016 andWindows Server 2019. The next succesor isWindows Server 2025 was announced on January 26, 2024, and was released on November 1, 2024.[1]
In January 2021, Microsoft announced Windows Server 2022 would be released at the beginning of 2021. Microsoft introduced Windows Server 2022 on March 2, 2021, and released it worldwide on August 18, 2021. It is the last version of Windows Server to be based onWindows 10.