After installation, you'll need to activate Windows Server 2022 Standard using your product key. You can do this by:
Regardless of the edition (Standard or Datacenter), you must choose an installation option:
# Set computer name Rename-Computer -Name "SRV2022-01" -Restart
Once the ISO file is downloaded, you cannot simply run it on a running operating system to overwrite it. You need to prepare the media.
| Feature | Standard | Datacenter | |---------|----------|-------------| | Max VMs per license | 2 | Unlimited | | Software-Defined Networking (SDN) | No | Yes | | Storage Spaces Direct | No | Yes | | Host Guardian Hyper-V Support | No | Yes | | Ideal for | Physical servers, lightly virtualized environments | Highly virtualized, cloud-optimized |
After installation, you'll need to activate Windows Server 2022 Standard using your product key. You can do this by:
Regardless of the edition (Standard or Datacenter), you must choose an installation option:
# Set computer name Rename-Computer -Name "SRV2022-01" -Restart
Once the ISO file is downloaded, you cannot simply run it on a running operating system to overwrite it. You need to prepare the media.
| Feature | Standard | Datacenter | |---------|----------|-------------| | Max VMs per license | 2 | Unlimited | | Software-Defined Networking (SDN) | No | Yes | | Storage Spaces Direct | No | Yes | | Host Guardian Hyper-V Support | No | Yes | | Ideal for | Physical servers, lightly virtualized environments | Highly virtualized, cloud-optimized |