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Fulco
Copper Contributor
Feb 04, 2026

Windows Server 2025 arm64

Will there be an official release of Windows Server 2025 arm64? If so when?

The last Canary Cannel release worked fine on a M1 (or higher) Apple computer with the use of Parallels.

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  • Artem Pronichkin's avatar
    Artem Pronichkin
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    Feb 13, 2026

    Hello, and thank you for your interest to Windows Server.

    Unfortunately, Windows Server 2025 is not available for ARM64, and there are currently no plans for that. If you are interested in running Windows on ARM64, then Windows 11 is the best option.

    May I ask you why you are interested in running Windows Server on ARM64?

    • Fulco's avatar
      Fulco
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 16, 2026

      I am looking for “the best of both worlds“: running the OS’s I need on a single hardware platform. I only need some Windows Server 2025. “Load” is not an issue. Neither is storage capacity.

       

      I use a Macstudio (M1) with Thunderbolt and USB ports to add storage and network connections (Parallels software).

      The system has four network connections: two for host Macintosh and two for the Windows server. And four extra SSDs.

      The arm64 version uses only a fraction of the power the  Supermicro dual Xeon system it replaces. Yes, the systems are not comparable!

      But enough for my usage.

       

      The test some months ago was successful enough for my demands. So running a Windows Server 2025 arm64, in the Parallels virtual environment, saves me buying new Server hardware.

      So I would gladly buy a Windows Server 2025 license, if it runs a I described

       

      Fulco

    • izak13's avatar
      izak13
      Copper Contributor
      Feb 14, 2026

      For those testing Windows Server 2025 or developing for it who use a Mac, it would be helpful to have a build that works natively, rather than depending on an AMD64 system.