MICROSOFT SERVER 2022 STANDARD

Windows Server 2022 Standard

Windows Server 2022 introduces advanced multilevel security, hybrid features with Azure, and a flexible application platform. As part of this release, we are introducing protected core features to help shield the hardware, firmware, and features of the Windows Server operating system from advanced security threats. The Secured-core server builds on technologies such as Windows Defender System Guard and Virtualization-based Security to minimize the risk of firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. The new release also provides protected connectivity that introduces several new features like faster and safer encrypted HTTPS connections, industry-standard SMB AES 256 encryption, and more.

Windows Server 2022 improves the management of hybrid servers with significantly enhanced VM management, an advanced event viewer, and many other new features in Windows Admin Center. Moreover, this version includes significant improvements to Windows containers, such as smaller image sizes for faster download, simplified implementation of network policies, and containerization tools for .NET applications.

System Requirements for Windows Server 2022

This topic outlines the minimum system requirements for Windows Server 2022. If the computer does not meet these minimum requirements, it will not be possible to install the product correctly. The actual requirements may vary depending on the system configuration, as well as the applications and features selected for installation.

Unless otherwise specified, these minimum system requirements apply to all installation options (Server Core and Server with desktop experience) and to the Standard and Datacenter editions.

Important

The extremely diverse range of potential distributions makes it unrealistic to declare recommended system requirements applicable on a general level. Consult the documentation related to each server role you plan to deploy for further details on resource needs for the specific server roles. To achieve optimal results, conduct trial distributions to establish the appropriate system requirements for each specific deployment scenario.

Processor

In addition to the processor's clock frequency, the performance of the processor depends on the number of processor cores and the size of the processor's cache. Below are the processor requirements for this product:

Minimum:

1.4 GHz 64-bit processor

Compatible with the x64 instruction set

Support for NX and Program Execution Protection

Support for CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF and PrefetchW

Support for SLAT (Second-Level Address Translation) (EPT or NPT)

Coreinfo, developed by Windows Sysinternals, is a tool that you can use to check which of these features your CPU has.