Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022 is the 10th versions of Windows Server operating system developed by Microsoft. It was announced at the Microsoft Build 2021 event on January 5, 2021. It was released worldwide on August 18, 2021, and is the successor of Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019. The next succesor is Windows Server 2025 was announced on January 26, 2024, and was released on November 1, 2024.^[1]

Windows Server 2022

Developer	Microsoft
OS family	Windows Server
General availability	August 18, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-08-18)
Latest release	21H2 (10.0.20348.2849) / November 12, 2024; 6 months ago (2024-11-12)
Platforms	x64
Preceded by	Windows Server 2019 (2018)
Succeeded by	Windows Server 2025 (2024)
Official website	https://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver
Support status
Support started on August 18, 2021 Mainstream support will end on October 13, 2026 Extended support will end on October 14, 2031

History

In January 2021, Microsoft announced Windows Server 2022 would be released at the beginning of 2021. Microsoft introduced Windows Server 2022 on March 2, 2021, and released it worldwide on August 18, 2021. It is the last version of Windows Server to be based on Windows 10.