Features |
Windows Server 2019
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Windows Server 2022  |
New Windows Admin Center |
Automatic Windows Admin Center Updates |
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Automated Extension Lifecycle Management |
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Event Workspace to track data |
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Detachable Events Overview Screen |
Configurable |
Built in |
Configurable Destination Virtual Switch |
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Customizable Columns for VM Information |
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Upgraded Hyper V Manager |
Action Bar |
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Live Storage Migration |
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Affinity and Anti-Affinity Rules |
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VM Clones |
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Running Workloads Between Server |
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New Partitioning Tool |
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Enhanced Security |
Hypervisor based code integrity |
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Secured-core server |
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Hardware-enforced Stack Protection |
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TLS |
1.2 Supported |
1.3 Enabled By Default |
Hybrid Cloud Capabilities |
Azure Arc |
Supported |
1.3 Enabled By Default |
Storage Migration Service |
Supported |
Simplified Deployment & Management |
Improved Platform Flexibility |
Uncompressed Image Size |
3.7 GB approx |
2.7 GB approx |
Virtualized Time Zone |
Mirrors Host Timezone |
Configurable Within Container |
Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA) Requires Domain Joining |
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DSR Routing |
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Better Kubernetes Experience |
Multiple Subnets Per Windows Worker Node |
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HostProcess containers |
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