Upgrading and updating Windows Server AMA

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Join us for our March 9 “Ask Microsoft Anything” chat about Windows Server updates and upgrades. We’ll cover your questions on how to stay more secure by upgrading older servers (2008 and 2012 versio...

EricStarker

Updated Mar 09, 2023

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ABarone19

Copper Contributor

Mar 09, 2023

When performing in place upgrades, is it possible to upgrade / downgrade the type of server installed (Standard, Datacenter, Essentials etc)? This is assuming we have the appropriate licenses.

Scottmca
Microsoft
Mar 09, 2023
Hi Anthony, In general, you can "up" in editions but not down. To go down would be new install, not upgrade. Some more info https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/upgrade-conversion-options https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/get-started/upgrade-overview
- Artem Pronichkin
  Microsoft
  Mar 09, 2023
  Also take a note about this documentation on how to change between OS editions without in-place upgrade. It might get helpful in some cases.
  
  https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/upgrade-conversion-options