

With the release of Windows Server 2022, there was a notable omission from the list of server versions: There won’t be a new version of the free Windows Hyper-V Server.īased on Server Core, this stripped-down server OS contains just the Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisor, Windows Server driver support, the virtualisation components needed for the Hyper-V role and some basic options for management. But that cloud harmony means subscriptions rather than unsupported free operating systems. Running Windows Server on your own infrastructure and using cloud services to do it offers lots of benefits. Why Microsoft thinks you don’t need another free Hyper-V Server SKU
