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Windows Server 2016 or Windows Server 2012 R2 or even 2008 R2? Now we can confirm: it’s not always trivial to understand which products are out there, how do they differ from one another, what are their prerequisites, which product is right for me, and what is it capable of? Why would I, or should I, upgrade to Windows Server 2019 (either Datacenter or Standard or Essentials or Hyper-V)? Or perhaps I’d better stick to the good old versions I currently hold onto, e.g. All of which ended with conducting this little research of ours. It may not be clear: which editions or versions of Windows Server 2019 are there? How do they differ from one another? for example, how does Hyper-V Server 2019 (a free product) differ in virtualization from Windows Server 2019 Datacenter with Hyper-V role? Are they using the exact same hypervisor? And does Windows Server 2019 Essentials (RIP?) provide hypervisor at all?Īs we look for answers, more and more questions may arise: Can I install the newly introduced Windows Server Features On Demand on the Windows Server 2019 with the Desktop Experience (GUI)? (no) Can Windows Server 2019 Server Core be converted to Desktop Experience and vice versa? (no) Can Windows Server 2019 Datacenter be converted to Standard and vice versa? (yes) Can I activate an evaluation version at the end of the 180-day evaluation (or perhaps extend it)? (yes) Can I use Windows Admin Center on Opera browser or on Windows 7, to remotely manage a Windows Server 2019 Server Core or other servers? (yes) Oh, and what about Windows Storage Server 2019 Workgroup? (no such a thing).įinding answers to some questions lead to more questions being asked. We thought now is a great time to do exactly that: provide straight forward information regarding Windows Server 2019 as well as compare it with previous versions: Windows Server 2016, 2012 R2 and even 2008 R2. Perhaps more challenging than ever before. Microsoft Windows Server 2019 family has just been announced, and despite general availability, finding clear information regarding the variety of editions, options and versions may be quite puzzling. VM Nesting: Windows Server 2019 Datacenter hosts Windows Server 2016 Essentials which hosts Windows 10 Enterprise N LTSC (aka 2019 / 1809)