Description

Windows Server 2019 Standard Key Global is the latest version of the server operating system by Microsoft, as part of the Windows NT family of operating systems.

Windows Server 2019 Standard is designed for small or medium businesses that need more than 25 users or more than one server to separate different server roles. In fact, only by using Standard edition of Windows server you can separate Flexible server master operations (FSMO) roles to more than one server and achieve higher security of your environment.

Windows Server 2019 was announced on March 20, 2018, and the first Windows Insider preview version was released on the same day. It was released for general availability on October 2, 2018.

On October 6, 2018, distribution of Windows version 1809 (build 17763) was paused while Microsoft investigated an issue with user data being deleted during an in-place upgrade. It affected systems where a user profile folder (e.g. Documents, Music or Pictures) had been moved to another location, but data was left in the original location. As Windows Server 2019 is based on the Windows version 1809 codebase, it too was removed from distribution at the time, but was re-released on November 13, 2018. The software product life cycle for Server 2019 was reset in accordance with the new release date.

Windows Server 2019, version 1903 has the following new features:

Container services:

• Support for Kubernetes (stable; v1.14)
• Support for Tigera Calico for Windows
• Linux 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

Ways to try Windows Server 2019:

In addition to downloading the Windows Server 2019 ISO, you can also try the new features through the following ways:

• Try it in Azure: Azure provides a great way to test Windows Server 2019 with pre-built images.
• Microsoft Hands-on Labs: Skip the setup work and log into our free Hands-on Labs for a real-world environment along with step-by-step guidance to help you try the new features.