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Last month, Microsoft announced that they would be bringing the Insider pre-release program to the Server platform. Today, the company is releasing their first build and you can find the announcement post, here.
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The goal of this program, much like that of Windows and Office, is to let customers have access to new features before they are made available in shipping versions of the product. Of course, the tradeoff is that the software may have bugs or be unstable and is only recommended for test and dev environments.
The version the company is releasing today is build 16237 and if you want to access the download, you will need to be enrolled in the Insiders for Business program or the Windows Insider program.
Listed below are the new features available in this build:
Persistent Memory can now be exposed to Hyper-V VMs:
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Battery Passthrough:
Improvements to Container Networking:
RDMA for Trusted Guests:
Improvements to Software Defined Networking:
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Improvements in Networking transports:
Improvements in HTTP(s):
Improvements in time accuracy:
Nano Server optimized for Containers:
Server Core base image optimizations:
Also, you will likely need a new Server key after you install the build. Microsoft is providing two tokens that are good for unlimited activation.
As with every other Insider program, feedback will be key to shaping the next iteration of Server. Knowing this, if you do install these bits and find a bug or three, make sure to submit them using the feedback hub so that they can be squashed before the product ship.
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