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Hyper-V Server 2022
Free 'Microsoft Hyper-V Server' product update
Since its introduction over a decade ago in Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V technology has been, and continues to be, the foundation of Microsoft’s hypervisor platform. Hyper-V is a strategic technology for Microsoft. Microsoft continues to invest heavily in Hyper-V for a variety of scenarios such as virtualization, security, containers, gaming, and more. Hyper-V is used in Azure, Azure Local, Windows Server, Windows Client, and Xbox among others.
Starting with Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019, the free ‘Microsoft Hyper-V Server’ product has been deprecated and is the final version of that product. Hyper-V Server 2019 is a free product available for download from the Microsoft Evaluation Center: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-hyper-v-server-2019
Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 will continue to be supported under its lifecycle policy until January 2029, see this link for additional information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/hyperv-server-2019.
While Microsoft has made a business decision to no longer offer the free 'Microsoft Hyper-V Server' product, this has no impact to the many other products which include the Hyper-V feature and capabilities. This change has no impact to any customers who use Windows Server or Azure Local.
For customers looking to do test or evaluation of the Hyper-V feature, Azure Local includes a 60-day free trial and can be downloaded here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-local/ . Windows Server offers a free 180-day evaluation which can be downloaded from the Evaluation Center here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter
Microsoft remains committed to meeting customers where they are and delivering innovation for on-premises virtualization and bringing unique hybrid capabilities like no other can combined with the power of Azure Arc. We are announcing that Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 was the last version of the free download product and that customers begin transitioning to one of the several other products which include Hyper-V or consider Azure.
Thank you,
Elden Christensen
Principal Group PM Manager
Windows Server Development Team
MicrosoftHi Jamie, yes I am closely following this thread. I thank everyone for the constructive feedback.
Thanks!
Elden
We've been seeing a pretty steady adoption growth of Azure among our client bases, and I think over time more of our clients will want to move their VM's into the cloud. I really think that trend will stop once we have to start using other platforms as we will already be divorced from the ecosystem and would just as likely use AWS/Google, or even a flat VM system like Vultr/Digital-Ocean. If our VM's are all in HV, it's super easy to move to Azure and by default probably will move to Azure.
We just need to know what we're dealing with so we can work accordingly. If the answer is NO then fine. If it's MAYBE fine, and same with YES WORKING ON IT then that's fine too.
Hello,
I need an information about that :
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/products/hyperv-server-2019
In 2024, it's the end of support...
In 2029, it's the end of "extend" support
Here, we can read "Extended Support phase" give "free security update" :https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/lifecycle/policies/fixed#extended-support
So, I NEED a contract to have the security update after january 2024, or it's for all user, despite any extend support, and automatic ?
thank !
