Windows Server 2016
Eighth version of Windows Server, released in 2016 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Windows Server 2016 is the eleventh release of the Windows Server operating system developed by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was developed alongside Windows 10 and is the successor to the Windows 8.1-based Windows Server 2012 R2. The first early preview version (Technical Preview) became available on October 1, 2014 together with the first technical preview of System Center.[5] Windows Server 2016 was released on September 26, 2016 at Microsoft's Ignite conference[1] and broadly released for retail sale on October 12, 2016.[2] It was succeeded by Windows Server 2019 and the Windows Server Semi-Annual Channel.
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Developer | Microsoft |
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OS family | Windows Server |
Working state | Current |
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Released to manufacturing | September 26, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-09-26)[1] |
General availability | October 12, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-10-12)[2] |
Latest release | 1607 (10.0.14393.6897) (April 9, 2024; 33 days ago (2024-04-09)[3]) [±] |
Marketing target | Business |
Update method | Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, SCCM |
Platforms | x86-64 |
Kernel type | Hybrid (Windows NT kernel) |
Default user interface | Windows shell (Graphical) Windows PowerShell (Command line) |
License | Trialware, Volume licensing, Microsoft Software Assurance, MSDN subscription, Microsoft Imagine |
Preceded by | Windows Server 2012 R2 (2013) |
Succeeded by | Windows Server 2019 (2018) / Windows Server, version 1709 (2017) |
Official website | Windows Server 2016 (archived at Wayback Machine) |
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