Windows Server 2022 Standard
Windows Server 2022 introduces advanced multi-level security, hybrid features with Azure, and a flexible application platform. As part of this release, we are introducing protected core features to help protect hardware, firmware, and Windows Server operating system features from advanced security threats. The Secured-core server relies on technologies such as Windows Defender System Guard and Virtualization-based Security to minimize the risk of firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware. The new release also provides protected connectivity that 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 improved VM management, an advanced event viewer, and many other new features in Windows Admin Center. In addition, this release includes significant improvements to Windows containers, such as smaller image sizes for faster download, simplified network policy deployment, and containerization tools for .NET applications.
System Requirements for Windows Server 2022
This topic outlines the minimum system requirements for Windows Server 2022. If your computer does not meet the minimum requirements, you will not be able to install the product 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 Standard and Datacenter editions.
Important
The extremely diverse range of potential distributions makes it unrealistic to declare generally applicable recommended system requirements. Consult the documentation for each server role you plan to deploy for more details on resource needs for specific server roles. For optimal results, perform trial deployments to determine the appropriate system requirements for each specific deployment scenario. Processor
In addition to the clock frequency of the processor, the performance of the processor depends on the number of processor cores and the size of the processor's cache. Below are the processor requirements for this product:
Minimum:
1.4 GHz 64-bit processor
Compatible with the x64 instruction set
Support for NX and Program Execution Protection
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 verify which of these features the CPU has.