Accessing trials and kits for Windows

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Updated May 20, 2022: This issue is now resolved. Please visit the Microsoft Evaluation Center at www.microsoft.com/EvalCenter for access to the latest trials and evaluations for Windows client, Windows Server, and other Microsoft products and kits.

As you may have noticed, the Microsoft Evaluation Center is temporarily unavailable. While work is underway to restore this valuable service, you can access Windows client and Windows Server trials, evaluations, and related kits at the links below.

Windows client 90-day evaluations

Windows 11 Enterprise

Windows 10 Enterprise

Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC

de-de: x64

de-de: x64 | x86

de-de: x64 | x86

en-gb: x64

en-gb: x64 | x86

en-gb: x64 | x86

en-us: x64

en-us: x64 | x86

en-us: x64 | x86

es-es: x64

es-es: x64 | x86

es-es: x64 | x86

fr-fr: x64

fr-fr: x64 | x86

fr-fr: x64 | x86

it-it: x64

it-it: x64 | x86

it-it: x64 | x86

ja-jp: x64

ja-jp: x64 | x86

ja-jp: x64 | x86

ko-kr: x64

ko-kr: x64 | x86

ko-kr: x64 | x86

pt-br: x64

pt-br: x64 | x86

pt-br: x64 | x86

zh-cn: x64

zh-cn: x64 | x86

zh-cn: x64 | x86

zh-tw: x64

zh-tw: x64 | x86

zh-tw: x64 | x86

Deployment lab kits

Lab kit

Windows 11 and Office 365 Deployment Lab Kit (+ lab guides)

Windows 10 and Office 365 Deployment Lab Kit (+ lab guides)

Note: The Deployment Lab Kits include the 90-day evaluations of Windows 11 or Windows 10 listed above. They are updated every 90 days with a fresh version of the 90-day evaluation software. As a result, please note that the Windows 10 deployment lab kit will be refreshed by May 16th with a new 90-day evaluation of Windows 10 Enterprise.

Windows Server 180-day evaluations

Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2019

de-de: ISO

de-de: ISO

en-us: ISO

en-us: ISO

en-us: VHD

en-us: VHD

en-us: LOF - ISO

en-us: FOD - ISO

es-es: ISO

es-es: ISO

fr-fr: ISO

fr-fr: ISO

it-it: ISO

it-it: ISO

ja-jp: ISO

ja-jp: ISO

ru-ru: ISO

ru-ru: ISO

zh-cn: ISO

zh-cn: ISO

Windows Server on Azure

Windows Server on Azure

Create a Windows Server VM in Azure

 

LOF = language packs and optional features
FOD = features on demand

Windows Virtual Hardware Lab Kit (VHLK)

VHD version

VHLK for Windows 11

VHLK for Windows Server 2022

VHLK for Windows 10, version 2004

Configuration Manager

Version and type

Configuration Manager, version 2203 - current branch evaluation

Configuration Manager, version 2202 - technical preview baseline

 

 

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What is the difference between the "LOF" and "FOD" ISO downloads for Windows Server?

@TexasViking  LOF is the image that contains the "Language packs and Optional Features" - it's much bigger at 5.7GB
FOD is Features on demand, that gives you a smaller installation file to start with, then downloads the appropriate feature components into the build when you run it and choose them. It's only 335MB.

Thanks for this Heather! Is there any way we can get the SQL eval added to the page as well? That link is also broken (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-sql-server). Thanks!
I second the request to get SQL Evals added. Need 2016 pretty bad right now.
I have a Dell PowerEdge Server with OEM Windows Server 2019, but now I can't find my DVD media, could I use this evaluation ISO to install and then use the OEM key to active it?

Thanks.

@Heather Poulsen It would be awesome to get a Link for MSSQL 2016 soon as well :)

Thanks for this, saved the day :)

@Mike Terrill@rayoc79, and @Road2Nz - Good news! The Microsoft Evaluation Center is back up. Use the navigation at the top of the page to locate the SQL Server evals you need.

@Heather Poulsen 

 

Thanks for the update! Enjoy your weekend.

@Heather Poulsen 

Thank you for sharing and great hearing the problem have been fixed.

Would you mind share what caused the issue and how it has been fixed?

thanks, heaps Heather!
Thanks Heather!
Thank you so much!