Windows Server 2016

Windows Server 2016
Version of the Windows NT operating system
	Screenshot of Windows Server 2016 with Desktop Experience
Developer	Microsoft
Written in	C, C++, C#, Assembly language;
OS family	Windows Server
Working state	Current
Source model	Closed-source; Source-available (through Shared Source Initiative);
Released to; manufacturing	September 26, 2016
General; availability	October 12, 2016
Latest release	1607 (10.0.14393.6981) (May 14, 2024) [±]
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)
Support status
	Start date: October 15, 2016; Mainstream support ended on January 11, 2022; Extended support until January 12, 2027;

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.

^ ^a ^b Chapple, Erin (September 26, 2016). "Announcing the launch of Windows Server 2016". Hybrid Cloud. Microsoft. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Foley, Mary Jo (October 12, 2016). "Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 hits general availability". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
^ "May 14, 2024—KB5037763 (OS Build 14393.6981)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.
^ "Microsoft Product Lifecycle". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
^ "Announcing availability of Windows Server Technical Preview and System Center Technical Preview". Hybrid Cloud. Microsoft. March 17, 2015. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2015.

[rtm-date-1] Chapple, Erin (September 26, 2016). "Announcing the launch of Windows Server 2016". Hybrid Cloud. Microsoft. Archived from the original on August 21, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2016.

[GA-date-2] Foley, Mary Jo (October 12, 2016). "Microsoft's Windows Server 2016 hits general availability". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

[3] "May 14, 2024—KB5037763 (OS Build 14393.6981)". Microsoft Support. Microsoft.

[4] "Microsoft Product Lifecycle". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on October 2, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

[announce-5] "Announcing availability of Windows Server Technical Preview and System Center Technical Preview". Hybrid Cloud. Microsoft. March 17, 2015. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2015.

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