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Windows Server 2025 is the fourteenth and current major release of the Windows Server operating system by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems. It was released on November 1, 2024.[1]

Microsoft announced that the sudo command feature would be available for Windows Server 2025. However, with the release of Windows 11 build 26052, it later confirmed that the feature would be available exclusively on Windows 11. Nevertheless, some users found sudo command traces on the preview. Microsoft stated that it was added by accident and would be disabled in future releases. Upgrades are also available from Windows Server 2012 R2 to Windows Server 2022.

It is the first Windows Server operating system to support ARM64 architecture.

Editions

The Windows Server 2025 consists following editions:

The first Windows Server 2025 Canary build was released on January 26, 2024, at Windows Server Summit 2024 event.[2]

Features

Windows Server 2025 has the following features:

Hardware requirements

Minimum hardware requirements for Windows Server 2025
Hardware Minimum requirement
CPU x86-64-v2 processor
RAM 512 MB for Server Core or 2 GB for Server with Desktop Experience
Hard disk space At least 32 GB free space
Display 1024 x 768 pixels resolution (only required for certain features)
Network
  • A wireless adapter that supports 802.11, or
  • An Ethernet adapter capable of at least 1 Gbit per second throughput, or
  • NIC card with a minimum bandwidth of 1 Gbit
Firmware UEFI 2.3.1c-based system and firmware that supports secure boot (only required for certain features)
Security Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (only required for certain features)

References

  1. ↑ Microsoft Server 2025: Important Information about Windows Server 2025, Q-Advise, 20224-06-28.
  2. ↑ Windows Server Summit 2024, Microsoft Community Hub. 2024-02-27.
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