Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022
Version of the Windows NT operating system
	Screenshot of Windows Server 2022
Developer	Microsoft
Written in	C, C++, Rust, C#, Assembly language
OS family	Windows Server
Working state	Current
Source model	Closed source
General; availability	August 18, 2021
Latest release	21H2 (10.0.20348.3692) (May 13, 2025) [±]
Marketing target	Business
Available in	110 languages
Update method	Windows Update; Windows Server Update Services; SCCM;
Package manager	Windows Package Manager
Platforms	x86-64
Kernel type	Hybrid (Windows NT kernel)
Default; user interface	Windows Shell
License	Proprietary
Preceded by	Windows Server 2019 (2018)
Succeeded by	Windows Server 2025 (2024)
Official website	www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server at the Wayback Machine (archived October 14, 2024)
Support status
	Mainstream support until October 13, 2026; Extended support until October 14, 2031;

Windows Server 2022 is the thirteenth major version of the Windows NT operating system produced by Microsoft to be released under the Windows Server brand name. It was announced at Microsoft's Ignite event from March 2–4, 2021.^[4] It was released on August 18, 2021,^[1]^[3] almost 3 years after Windows Server 2019, and a few months before the Windows 11 operating system.

Windows Server 2022 is based on the "Iron" codebase.^[5] It is similar to Windows 10 21H2, but its updates are incompatible with it.^[5] Like its predecessor, Windows Server 2019, it requires x64 processors.

It was succeeded by Windows Server 2025 on November 1, 2024.^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Windows Server release information". Windows Server Portal. Microsoft. December 23, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Microsoft Learn.
^ "May 13, 2025—KB5058385 (OS Build 20348.3692)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.
^ ^a ^b "Windows Server 2022". Microsoft Lifecycle. Microsoft. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Microsoft Learn.
^ Cite error: The named reference Announcing Server 2022 preview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b Bowden, Zac (December 14, 2020). "Microsoft releases final Windows 10 'Iron' build to Insiders in the Dev Channel". Windows Central.
^ Woolsey, Jeff. "Introducing Windows Server 2025!". Microsoft Tech Community. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

[DocsPreviewReleaseInfo-1] "Windows Server release information". Windows Server Portal. Microsoft. December 23, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Microsoft Learn.

[2] "May 13, 2025—KB5058385 (OS Build 20348.3692)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.

[Lifecycle-3] "Windows Server 2022". Microsoft Lifecycle. Microsoft. Retrieved January 12, 2022 – via Microsoft Learn.

[Announcing_Server_2022_preview-4] Cite error: The named reference Announcing Server 2022 preview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[windows-central-iron-5] Bowden, Zac (December 14, 2020). "Microsoft releases final Windows 10 'Iron' build to Insiders in the Dev Channel". Windows Central.

[6] Woolsey, Jeff. "Introducing Windows Server 2025!". Microsoft Tech Community. Retrieved January 26, 2024.

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