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Introducing Windows Admin Center: Virtualization Mode (vMode)

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WSNewsAdmin
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Nov 18, 2025

We are introducing a new Virtualization Mode (vMode) in the latest Windows Admin Center Public Preview.

Now in Public Preview  Windows Admin Center has long been a favorite tool for IT pros, trusted to manage millions of Windows Servers around the world. Over the years, Windows Admin Center’s browser...
Updated Nov 18, 2025
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LCKho3693
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Nov 20, 2025

WSNewsAdmin​, thank you for the sharing.

I tried to install in a freshly created Windows Server 2025 VM (with latest Nov patch) and encountered following error:

 

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Jeff_Woolsey
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Nov 24, 2025

This error will occur if you’re not using Windows Server 2025 Standard or Datacenter. It can’t be the evaluation version. This will be addressed in a future public preview. Windows Admin Center Virtualization Mode will support the evaluation versions of Windows Server.