Event details

The Windows Server Summit is back with real‑world architecture guidance, scenario-based deep dives, and actionable insights to help you take advantage of the latest and upcoming Windows Server capabilities and keep modernizing with confidence.

This year, you will hear from Windows Server product leaders on three main areas:

  • Recent innovations and updates in Windows Server 2025
  • Hybrid and multicloud scenarios enabled by Azure Arc
  • Best practices and real‑world considerations to help you run a more secure, resilient, and modern cloud-to-edge infrastructure

The full agenda

View the session pages below to Add to calendar, then sign in to the Tech Community and select Attend for event reminders!

 

Register for the Windows Server Summit VIP Experience to receive post-event access to session presentation decks—and to be entered into a drawing for a chance to participate in a private virtual roundtable with the Windows Server product team.

 

MONDAY
MAY 11

TUESDAY
MAY 12

WEDNESDAY
MAY 13

7:00 AM

Windows Server:
Today, tomorrow, and
what's next

7:00 AM

Everything you want to know about Azure Arc for Servers

7:00 AM

Feedback time!
Windows Server 2025
and vNext

8:00 AM

Windows Server 2025
in practice:
Real-world impact

8:00 AM

Windows Admin Center:
A tour of
Virtualization Mode

8:00 AM

Azure Virtual Desktop
deep dive for
Windows Server admins

8:30 AM

Networking in
Windows Server 2025

9:00 AM

The future of Hyper-V:
what we're building
and why

9:00 AM

The path to easier
Windows Server migration

9:00 AM

Future-proofing PKI
with AD CS in
Windows Server 2025

9:30 AM

Modernize AD for
hybrid identity in
Windows Server 2025

10:00 AM

Security baselines, benchmarks, posture,
and scale

10:00 AM

From planning to push-button: Windows Server feature updates

10:00 AM

Let's talk storage:
NVMe, ReFS, and
what's coming next

10:30 AM

Zero-downtime migration, hybrid file services:
Azure File Sync

10:30 AM

AI workloads on
Windows Server

11:00 AM

Evolving server management: priorities, roadmap, and tooling

11:00 AM

Upgrade your
Windows Server troubleshooting skills

11:00 AM

Failover clustering:
heart of the private cloud and datacenter

Heather_Poulsen
Updated Apr 28, 2026

15 Comments

  • George Carlisle's avatar
    George Carlisle
    Copper Contributor
    May 08, 2026

    Will there be any updates on HPC? I know Microsoft joined the High Performance Software Foundation(HPSF), https://hpsf.io/

     

    Even a 5-10 minute statement would be needed nice. 

  • SW0RDF15H's avatar
    SW0RDF15H
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 29, 2026

    Looking forward to this summit, looks like lots of thing to know on this event.

    • Jeff-Woolsey's avatar
      Jeff-Woolsey
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      May 08, 2026

      We will offer it streamed after the event so you can watch it at your leisure.

  • rmccalla's avatar
    rmccalla
    Copper Contributor
    Apr 24, 2026

    I'm interested in most of these sessions, however, I won't be able to attend the earlier sessions due to the time difference. Will they be recorded?

    • Jeff-Woolsey's avatar
      Jeff-Woolsey
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      May 08, 2026

      Yes! We will stream after the event so you can watch at your leisure.

    • Heather_Poulsen's avatar
      Heather_Poulsen
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      May 07, 2026

      rmccalla​ and KubanoBA​ All sessions will be recorded so you can catch up when it's convenient for you. You can post your questions for the product team in advance or anytime during the week.

    • Tommykobberoe's avatar
      Tommykobberoe
      MCT
      Apr 27, 2026

      If you click on any of the sessions you'll see this text:

      If you can’t make the live event, don’t worry. This session will be recorded and available on demand shortly after airing. Q&A with the product team will also remain open in the comments for the full week.

    • Jeff-Woolsey's avatar
      Jeff-Woolsey
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      May 08, 2026

      We’ve got a lot of new goodness to share with WAC vMode Public Preview 2 and beyond!

  • RobertSmit's avatar
    RobertSmit
    MVP
    Apr 16, 2026

    Can't way for all the Good sessions, looking forward to see how AI can help Windows server