Windows Server 2025 Released: Key Features and Enhancements for Businesses

Microsoft has officially launched Windows Server 2025, bringing a host of exciting new features and improvements for businesses looking to leverage cutting-edge technology for their infrastructure. Available from November 1st, 2024, Windows Server 2025 delivers significant advancements in virtualization, security, and storage. 

  • Hotpatching with Azure Arc – Automatically applies security updates without requiring server restarts, ideal for cloud-based environments.
  • NVMe Storage Performance – Delivers up to 60% more storage IOPs performance, enhancing data throughput and scalability compared to Windows Server 2022.
  • New Active Directory (AD) Features – Includes AD object repair, better security for confidential attributes, and support for a 32k database page size.
  • Credential Guard Enabled by Default – Protects sensitive credentials from attacks like credential theft and man-in-the-middle attacks.
  • SMB over QUIC – Ensures secure file share access over the Internet, along with hardened protections against brute force, spoofing, and relay attacks.
  • Virtualization and AI Optimizations – Advanced support for AI workloads, GPU integration, and Accelerated Networking for virtual machines hosted on server clusters.
  • Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) – Automatically manages local admin passwords to enhance security by reducing the risk of compromised credentials.

Despite its powerful features, Microsoft has acknowledged some early bugs and issues related to large processor counts and iSCSI environments, with fixes expected soon.

Windows Server 2025 is set to be a game-changer for businesses seeking a more secure, scalable, and high-performance infrastructure. Try the 180-day free trial today at the Microsoft Evaluation Center and explore how this new version can benefit your organization’s security and productivity.

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