Windows Server 2012 R2
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| Version of Microsoft Windows | |
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| OS family | Windows NT |
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| Version | 6.3 |
| Codename | Server Blue |
| Architecture | x64 |
| Release date | 2013-10-18 |
| Support end | 2023-10-10 |
Windows Server 2012 R2 is the server counterpart of Windows 8.1. It replaces Windows Server 2012 and was replaced by Windows Server 2016.
Editions[edit | edit source]
There are three editions of this operating system: Essentials, Standard and Datacenter. As with Windows Server 2012, the Datacenter and Standard editions are feature identical, varying only based on licensing (particularly licensing of Hyper-V VMs). The Essentials edition has the same features as the Datacenter and Standard products, with some restrictions.
Changes[edit | edit source]
- Automated Tiering: Storage Spaces stores most frequently accessed files on fastest physical media.
- Deduplication for VHD: Reduces the storage space for VHD files with largely similar contents by storing the similar contents only once.
- Windows PowerShell v4, which now includes a Desired State Configuration (DSC) feature.
- Web Application Reverse Proxy.
- Integrated Office 365 support.
- The return of the Start button.
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