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Windows Server 2008 is the last 32-bit Windows server operating system. [37] Editions of Windows Server 2008 include: [38] Windows Server 2008 Foundation (codenamed "Lima"; x86-64) for OEMs only [39] Windows Server 2008 Standard (IA-32 and x86-64) Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (IA-32 and x86-64) Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (IA-32 and x86-64)
On January 7, 2009, a beta release of Windows Server 2008 R2 was made available to subscribers of Microsoft's TechNet and MSDN programs, as well as those participating in the Microsoft Connect program for Windows 7. Two days later, the beta was released to the public via the Microsoft Download Center.
The Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 was released on February 26, 2013 [155] after a pre-release version had been released on November 5, 2012. [156] It is also included with Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7. [157]
The main editions also can take the form of one of the following special editions: N and KN editions The features in the N and KN Editions are the same as their equivalent full versions, but do not include Windows Media Player or other Windows Media-related technologies, such as Windows Media Center and Windows DVD Maker due to limitations set by the European Union and South Korea ...
Windows 1.0, the first independent version of Microsoft Windows, released on November 20, 1985, achieved little popularity. The project was briefly codenamed "Interface Manager" before the windowing system was implemented—contrary to popular belief that it was the original name for Windows and Rowland Hanson, the head of marketing at Microsoft, convinced the company that the name Windows ...
Windows Home Server 2011 is the last Windows Home Server release [7] and was succeeded by Windows Server 2012 Essentials. [8] Windows Home Server 2011 is based on Windows Server 2008 R2 and requires x86-64 CPUs (64-bit), while its predecessor worked on the older IA-32 (32-bit) architecture as well. Coupled with fundamental changes in the ...
Service Pack 2 for Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 was released through different channels between April 28 [128] and June 9, 2009, one year after the release of Windows Vista SP1, and four months before the release of Windows 7. [129] In addition to a number of security and other fixes, a number of new features have been added.
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), previously known as Software Update Services (SUS), is a computer program and network service developed by Microsoft Corporation that enables administrators to manage the distribution of updates and hotfixes released for Microsoft products to computers in a corporate environment.