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| Initial release | Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server (27 July 1993) |
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| Latest release | Windows Server 2022 (18 August 2021) |
| Latest preview | Copper (build 25217) (29 September 2022) |
Windows Server (formerly Windows NT Server) is a group of operating systems for servers that Microsoft has been developing since July 27, 1993. The first OS that was released for this platform was Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server. With the release of Windows Server 2003, the brand name was changed to Windows Server.
Microsoft's history of developing operating systems for server computers goes back to Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server edition. Windows 2000 Server edition was the first OS to include Active Directory, DNS Server, DHCP Server, and Group Policy.
List of Windows Server Releases[edit | edit source]
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| Name | Version | Code name | Release date | Support end date | Notes |
| Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server | 3.10 | Razzle | 1993-07-27 | 2000-12-31 | First release of Windows Server. |
| Windows NT 3.5 Server | 3.50 | Daytona | 1994-09-21 | 2001-12-31 | |
| Windows NT 3.51 Server | 3.51 | — | 1995-05-30 | 2002-09-30 | |
| Windows NT 4.0 Server | 4.0 | Shell Update Release | 1996-07-31 | 2004-06-30 | |
| Windows 2000 Server | 5.0 | — | 2000-02-17 | 2010-07-13 | |
| Windows Server 2003 | 5.2 | Whistler Server | 2003-04-24 | 2015-07-14 | |
| Windows Small Business Server 2003 | Bobcat | 2003-10-09 | 2015-07-14 | ||
| Windows Home Server | Quattro | 2007-11-04 | 2013-08-01 | ||
| Windows Server 2008 | 6.0 | Longhorn | 2008-02-27 | 2020-01-14[a] | Development was reset in 2004. |
| Windows Small Business Server 2008 | Cougar | 2008-08-21 | 2020-01-14 | ||
| Windows Essential Business Server 2008 | Centro | 2008-09-15 | 2020-01-14 | ||
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | 6.1 | — | 2009-07-22 | 2020-01-14[a] | |
| Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 | Solution Server | 2010-02-24 | 2020-07-14 | ||
| Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 | WMS 2 | 2011-05-12 | 2021-07-13 | ||
| Windows Small Business Server 2011 | SBS 7 | 2010-12-13 | 2020-01-14 | ||
| Windows Home Server 2011 | Vail | 2011-04-06 | 2016-04-12 | ||
| Windows Server 2012 | 6.2 | Chidori | 2012-09-04 | 2023-10-10[b] | |
| Windows MultiPoint Server 2012 | WMS 3 | 2012-10-30 | 2023-01-10 | ||
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | 6.3 | Blue | 2013-10-18 | 2023-10-10[b] | |
| Windows Server 2016 | 10.0 | Redstone | 2016-10-12 | 2027-01-11 | |
| Windows Server 2019 | Redstone 5 | 2018-10-02 2018-11-13 (Re-Release) |
2020-11-10 (SAC) 2029-01-09 (LTSC) |
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| Windows Server 2022 | Iron | 2018-10-02 | 2031-10-14 | ||
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