Windows Server Essentials

Windows Server Essentials
Developer(s)Microsoft
Final release
2019 / November 13, 2018[1]
TypeOperating system
LicenseCommercial proprietary software
Websitemicrosoft.com/windows-server/

Windows Server Essentials (formerly Small Business Server or SBS)[2] is an integrated server suite from Microsoft for businesses with no more than 25 users or 50 devices. It includes Windows Server, Exchange Server, Windows SharePoint Services, and Microsoft Outlook. Application server technologies are tightly integrated to provide and offer management benefits such as integrated setup, enhanced monitoring, Remote Web Workplace, a unified management console, and remote access.

Starting with Windows Server Essentials 2022, this product is only available through OEM providers.[3] This product offers the same licensing terms and restrictions regarding the number of users/devices and cores; however, it also offers the same features as Windows Server Standard 2022.

  1. ^ "What's New in Windows Server 2019 Essentials". Windows Server Essentials documentations. Microsoft. March 3, 2021 – via Microsoft Docs.
  2. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions" (PDF). Windows Server Essentials portal. Microsoft. October 5, 2012. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 31, 2012. Retrieved July 11, 2013. Q: Why did Microsoft change the name of Windows Small Business Server Essentials to Windows Server Essentials? A: [...]
  3. ^ "Get started with Windows Server Essentials". learn.microsoft.com. July 11, 2022.