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It’s been quiet on the Windows Server front in recent months. But in the last few weeks Microsoft has released two new preview builds of Windows Server vNext, which will become Windows Server 2021 on the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC). Not only that, we got to see a list of new features. Both new builds include the full Desktop Experience and Server Core installation options. Because Windows Server 2021 is an LTSC release, it will get 10 years of security patches but no feature updates.
For more regular Windows Server feature updates, you need to be on the Semi-Annual Channel (SAC). SAC builds don’t contain the Desktop Experience or Server Core options. For more information on Windows Server servicing channels, check out Microsoft’s website here.
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Some of the new features in Windows Server 2021 are from current builds of Windows Server on SAC. SAC builds are designed for customers needing access to new features as quickly as possible. In the new preview builds, there’s a big focus on networking, clustering, containers, and Kubernetes.
Microsoft announced Windows Server vNext Preview Build 20201 at the end of August. Here are some of the highlights:
For the full list, check out Microsoft’s site here.
Just a few days later, on September 2nd, Microsoft released another Windows Server vNext preview build with more information about new features.
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Again, for a full list of the new features in this build, see Microsoft’s website here.
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