Windows Server 2022 or 2025 Data Centre edition- concurrent editing of Microsoft office documents

Windows Server 2022 and 2025 Data Center editions provide a robust platform for hosting files and applications, they don't inherently offer the real-time co-authoring features you're looking for in Microsoft Office documents.

Here's why and what you can do:

Why Windows Server alone isn't enough:

• File Sharing vs. Co-authoring: Windows Server primarily focuses on file storage and sharing. It allows multiple users to access and edit files, but it doesn't have the built-in mechanisms for simultaneous, real-time collaboration that you get with SharePoint or OneDrive.
• Office Application Dependence: Real-time co-authoring is largely dependent on the capabilities of the Microsoft Office applications themselves (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and how they interact with the file storage system.

How to enable concurrent editing:

To achieve concurrent editing of Microsoft Office documents hosted on your Windows Server, you'll need to implement one of the following solutions:

• SharePoint Server.
• OneDrive for Business.
• Third-party Collaboration Solutions.