Windows Server 2019 is the twelfth major version of the

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produced by

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to be released under the

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brand name. It is the second version of the server operating system based on the

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platform, after Windows Server 2016. It was announced on March 20, 2018 for the first Windows Insider preview release, and was released internationally on October 2, 2018, the same release date of Windows 10 version 1809. It was succeeded by

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on August 18, 2021. but was re-released on November 13, 2018.{{Cite web, url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/11/13/resuming-the-rollout-of-the-windows-10-october-2018-update/, title=Resuming the rollout of the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, date=November 13, 2018, website=Windows Experience Blog, access-date=November 14, 2018, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190628091223/https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2018/11/13/resuming-the-rollout-of-the-windows-10-october-2018-update/,

Editions

Windows Server 2019 consists of the following editions:{{Cite web, date=2021-10-11, title=Windows Server 2019 Essentials vs. Standard vs. Datacenter, url=https://softtrader.eu/blog-microsoft/windows-server-2019-essentials-standard-datacenter/, access-date=2022-02-16, website=Softtrader, language=en * Windows Server 2019 Essentials - intended for companies up to and including 25 employees, memory-limited. * Windows Server 2019 Standard - intended for companies with more than 25 employees or more than 1 server to separate server roles. * Windows Server 2019 Datacenter - is mainly used for placing multiple virtual machines on a physical host.

Features

Windows Server 2019 has the following new features:{{Cite web, url=https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/at-work/whats-new-wip-at-work, title=What's new in the Windows Server Insider Preview Builds - Windows Insider Program, website=docs.microsoft.com, access-date=July 12, 2018, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180712124122/https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-insider/at-work/whats-new-wip-at-work, archive-date=July 12, 2018, url-status=live{{Cite web, url=https://www.networkworld.com/article/3265052/top-6-features-in-windows-server-2019.html, title=Top 6 features in Windows Server 2019, first=Rand, last=Morimoto, date=March 22, 2018, website=Network World, access-date=December 22, 2019, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923212522/https://www.networkworld.com/article/3265052/top-6-features-in-windows-server-2019.html, archive-date=September 23, 2019, url-status=live{{Cite web, url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-windows-server-2019-test-build-adds-more-clustering-features/, title=New Windows Server 2019 test build adds more clustering features, first=Mary Jo, last=Foley, website=ZDNet, access-date=July 12, 2018, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329192750/https://www.zdnet.com/article/new-windows-server-2019-test-build-adds-more-clustering-features/, archive-date=March 29, 2019, url-status=live * Container services: ** Support for

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(stable; v1.14) ** Support for Tigera Calico (an open-source networking and security solution for containers, virtual machines, and native host-based workloads){{Cite web , title=Calico Open Source , url=https://www.tigera.io/tigera-products/calico/ , access-date=2023-06-05 , website=Tigera , language=en-US **

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containers on Windows * Storage: ** Storage Spaces Direct ** Storage Migration Service ** Storage Replica ** System Insights * Security: ** Shielded Virtual Machines ** Improved Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) * Administration: ** Windows Admin Center ** SetupDiag (a diagnostic tool that can be used to obtain details about why an upgrade was unsuccessful){{Cite web , last=frankroj , date=2023-02-28 , title=SetupDiag - Windows Deployment , url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/deployment/upgrade/setupdiag , access-date=2023-06-05 , website=learn.microsoft.com , language=en-us ** OpenSSH included{{Cite web, last=Blog, first=Windows Developer, date=2018-12-11, title=Windows Server 2019 Includes OpenSSH, url=https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2018/12/11/windows-server-2019-includes-openssh/, access-date=2021-03-02, website=Windows Developer Blog, language=en-US

Web browser

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did not support Server 2019 at release. Microsoft considers

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a "compatibility layer," not a browser. Edge added support in January 2020, but Server 2019 does not install it by default. Microsoft encourages server and enterprise users to install Edge.{{cite web , title=Download Microsoft Edge for Business - Microsoft , url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/edge/business/download , website=Microsoft Edge for Business , publisher=Microsoft , access-date=11 September 2020

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X86-64 operating systems 2018 software Server 2019

Editions

Features

Web browser

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