![]() ![]() Windows Server 2008 is built from the same codebase as Windows Vista and thus it shares much of the same architecture and functionality. Windows Server 2008 was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and officially launched on 27th of that month. Release Candidate 0 was released to the general public on Septem and Release Candidate 1 was released to the general public on December 5, 2007. īeta 1 was released on JBeta 2 was announced and released on May 23, 2006, at WinHEC 2006 and Beta 3 was released publicly on April 25, 2007. The operating system's working title was Windows Server Codename "Longhorn", but was later changed to Windows Server 2008 when Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced it during his keynote address at WinHEC. Microsoft had released Windows Vista to mixed reception, and their last Windows Server release| was based on Windows XP. Its successor, Windows Server 2008 R2, requires a 64-bit processor in any supported architecture ( x86-64 for x86 and Itanium). Windows Server 2008 is the final version which supports IA-32-based processors (also known as 32-bit processors). Įxtended Security Updates (ESU) updates last until Janu(Janufor Azure customers). Extended support for Windows Server 2008 ended on January 14, 2020, after which the supported Windows versions were scattered across unsupported Windows versions. On January 12, 2016, Microsoft ended support for all Internet Explorer versions older than Internet Explorer 11 released in 2013 for Windows 7. Derived from Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 is the successor of Windows Server 2003 and the predecessor to Windows Server 2008 R2. It was released to manufacturing on February 4, 2008, and generally to retail on February 27, 2008. Windows Server 2008 is the third release of the Windows Server operating system produced by Microsoft as part of the Windows NT family of the operating systems. Installing Service Pack 2 is required for users to receive updates and support after J This program allows volume license customers to purchase, in yearly installments, security updates for the operating system through at most Janu(Janufor Azure customers), only for Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter volume licensed editions. Windows Server 2008 is eligible for the paid ESU (Extended Security Updates) program (free for Azure Virtual Desktop users). ![]() Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, SCCM ![]() Service Pack 2 with Maor later update rollup () / March 19, 2019 3 years ago ( )
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