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Windows Server Essentials 2022 and Remote Access VS Remote Desktop Services
Hi all - any advice would be appreciated. I was about to replace our aging Server 2012 R2 with Windows Essentials Server 2022, but the company I'm doing this for has informed me that they want to se...
Remote Web, which includes the gateway feature, was removed from 2019 (and later) Essentials. Also Dell is correct, you are not allowed to add the RDS Role to Essentials.
To do what you want, you'll need to use 2016 Essentials or add a 2nd server running Windows Server Standard, configure the RDS Role and purchase Server and RDS CALs for the users.
Dave PatrickThanks for the reply.
Am I right in thinking that the Essentials 2022 server is only suitable for users on a LAN? Makes it seem a bit of an odd product with all the home working that's taking place nowadays. Did MS give any particular reason for removing it - other than marketing that is 🙂
The cost increase to Standard Server 2022 with 10 user CALs certainly puts Azure VM back in the frame.
The original 2012 R2 server had many more users including remote ones, but the firm downsized some years ago to only 4 users and are only now thinking of adding more. I'm not even sure they need a server but Dell won't renew the maintenance contract on the existing hardware so something has to be done.
Cheers
2022 Essentials is now just a Standard Edition with an alternate license. As before, a maximum of 25 users and 50 devices. Server 2022 limits the Essentials Edition to one CPU with a maximum of 10 cores.
