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 safeguard hardware, firmware, and Windows Server operating system features 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 version also provides secure connectivity which introduces several new features such as faster and more secure 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 downloads, 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, the product cannot be installed 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 diversified range of potential distributions makes it unrealistic to declare recommended system requirements applicable on a general level. Refer to the documentation related to each server role that is expected to be deployed for further details on resource needs for the specific server roles. To achieve optimal results, perform trial distributions to determine the appropriate system requirements for each specific deployment scenario.

Processor

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

Minimum:

64-bit processor at 1.4 GHz

Compatible with the x64 instruction set

Support for NX and Execution Protection for Programs

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 can be used to check which of these features the CPU has.