In a datacenter and cloud world that now only has eyes for Linux, few weeks back, Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2025 will be the next edition of Windows Server. Windows Server 2025 will therefore be the next version of Microsoft’s operating system for servers and data centers. This version, which succeeds Windows Server […]
Windows Server 2025 – Building my new Domain Controller
As you might already noticed, Microsoft has officially named their vNEXT Operating System for servers Windows Server 2025 and we took for a spin the installation of the new build here where we could see the new Install Experience that is part of this build. That’s much better compared to the old, “Vista” based setups […]
Windows Server 2025 build 26040 has a new Install Experience
Microsoft has released a new build 26040 of upcoming Windows Server 2025, and we can actually say that its name will be Windows Server 2025. (previously called vNEXT). Also, Microsoft updated the Windows Setup experience that was introduced way back in Windows Vista. Now, when you download the latest Windows 11 Canary build, 26040 or […]
GPU Partitioning in Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2025 is the upcoming long-term servicing channel (LTSC) release of Microsoft’s server operating system. It introduces several enhancements to Hyper-V and storage functions, which benefit the operation of virtual machines. One of the most notable features is GPU partitioning, which allows the sharing of graphics processors among multiple VMs. This improves resource utilization, […]
SMB over QUIC in Windows Server 2025 – What’s this?
Windows Server 2025 is the next version of Microsoft’s server operating system, expected to be released in the second half of 2024. From “Windows Server Preview Build 26010”, Windows Server Standard and Datacenter will integrate a new feature: SMB over QUIC. Until now, SMB over QUIC was only available on Azure virtual machines running Windows […]
Windows Server 2025 Azure Arc Taskbar Icon
Windows Server 2025 (currently called vNEXT by Microsoft) latest eval build 26010.1000 (Windows Server vNext LTSC Preview – Build 26010 English) has a new icon in the taskbar. After installing it as a VM in my lab, I noticed a new taskbar icon Azure Arc. This post will detail a bit more about it. If you’re wondering […]
