| Features | Windows Server 2019  | Windows Server 2022  |
| New Windows Admin Center |
| Automatic Windows Admin Center Updates |  |  |
| Automated Extension Lifecycle Management |  |  |
| Event Workspace to track data |  |  |
| Detachable Events Overview Screen | Configurable | Built in |
| Configurable Destination Virtual Switch |  |  |
| Customizable Columns for VM Information |  |  |
| Upgraded Hyper V Manager |
| Action Bar |  |  |
| Live Storage Migration |  |  |
| Affinity and Anti-Affinity Rules |  |  |
| VM Clones |  |  |
| Running Workloads Between Server |  |  |
| New Partitioning Tool |  |  |
| Enhanced Security |
| Hypervisor based code integrity |  |  |
| Secured-core server |  |  |
| Hardware-enforced Stack Protection |  |  |
| 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 |  |  |
| DSR Routing |  |  |
| Better Kubernetes Experience |
| Multiple Subnets Per Windows Worker Node |  |  |
| HostProcess containers |  |  |