Windows Server 2025: Key Improvements
- Security:
- Multilayered security enhancements
- Hyper-V for hardware-based virtualization and isolation
- Increased scalability for identity management with next-gen Active Directory
- Improved SMB security (signing capabilities and authentication rate limiter)
- Hybrid and Cloud Flexibility:
- Easier onboarding to Azure Arc
- Improved networking and unified network policy across locations
- Optional Hot Patching service for faster security updates and improved uptime
- High-Performance Platform:
- Prepared for machine learning and AI workloads
- GPU partitioning across VMs with live migration and failover clustering
- Smaller image container size and improved portability
- User Experience:
- Refreshed interface for a more consistent Windows experience
- Easier upgrades
- WiFi and Bluetooth support
- Winget command line interface package manager
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