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Mohammed Shahed
Oct 24, 2019Copper Contributor
Downgrade Windows server 2016 to Windows Server 2012 R2
Hi, I would like to know the procedure to downgrade the windows server 2016 to windows server 2012 R2. For testing purposes, I've first created a VM and installed windows server 2012 R2 and I upgr...
Dave Patrick
Oct 24, 2019MVP
In-place version or edition downgrade of windows server is not possible. You'll need to clean install, patch fully and migrate the roles or applications over to it.