Windows Server 2025 Archives - ESX Virtualization https://www.vladan.fr/category/windows-server-2025/ VMware ESXi, vSphere, VMware Backup, Hyper-V... how-to, videos.... Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:18:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Windows Server 2025 latest updates and Native NVMe Support https://www.vladan.fr/windows-server-2025-latest-updates-and-native-nvme-support/ https://www.vladan.fr/windows-server-2025-latest-updates-and-native-nvme-support/#respond Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:18:05 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235283 One of the latest news from Windows Server 2025 dev is probbably the Native NVMe support. I was quite a suprised that this wasn't already in, when this server software went out. But anyways. What does it mean? Previously, (including in Windows Server 2022 and earlier), Windows treated NVMe drives as SCSI devices. This required […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/windows-server-2025-latest-updates-and-native-nvme-support/feed/ 0 New Book Windows Server 2025 – Xavier Genestos https://www.vladan.fr/new-book-windows-server-2025-xavier-genestos/ https://www.vladan.fr/new-book-windows-server-2025-xavier-genestos/#respond Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:56:12 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=235015 My friend Xavier Genestos has just published a new book about Windows Server 2025! Great my friend. Let me check his blog about it and do a short write up as WS 2025 is the latest Microsoft's Server Operating System. I'm excited for this fresh resource that's just dropped: Windows Server 2025 – WS2025LABS, written […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/new-book-windows-server-2025-xavier-genestos/feed/ 0 Windows Server 2025 best new additions and features https://www.vladan.fr/windows-server-2025-best-new-additions-and-features/ Mon, 09 Dec 2024 14:01:30 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=233529 Microsoft  has quietly released Windows Server 2025 recently. The tech preview of the product has been around since a long time and we have tested it couple of months ago. Since then many new things has changed but overall, the product has matured over the years. In this post we'll explore some of the cool […]

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]]> Microsoft Windows Server 2025 – What’s New recap https://www.vladan.fr/microsoft-windows-server-2025-whats-new-recap/ Mon, 12 Feb 2024 15:15:40 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=232844 In a datacenter and cloud world that now only has eyes for Linux, few weeks back, Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2025 will be the next edition of Windows Server. Windows Server 2025 will therefore be the next version of Microsoft's operating system for servers and data centers. This version, which succeeds Windows Server […]

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]]> Windows Server 2025 – Building my new Domain Controller https://www.vladan.fr/windows-server-2025-building-my-new-domain-controler/ Wed, 31 Jan 2024 11:21:59 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=232745 As you might already  noticed, Microsoft has officially named their vNEXT Operating System for servers Windows Server 2025 and we took for a spin the installation of the new build here where we could see the new Install Experience that is part of this build. That's much better compared to the old, “Vista” based setups […]

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]]> Windows Server 2025 build 26040 has a new Install Experience https://www.vladan.fr/windows-server-2025-build-has-a-new-install-experience/ Sat, 27 Jan 2024 20:17:51 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=232705 Microsoft has released a new build 26040 of upcoming Windows Server 2025, and we can actually say that its name will be Windows Server 2025. (previously called vNEXT). Also, Microsoft updated the Windows Setup experience that was introduced way back in Windows Vista. Now, when you download the latest Windows 11 Canary build, 26040 or […]

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]]> GPU Partitioning in Windows Server 2025 https://www.vladan.fr/gpu-partitioning-in-windows-server-2025/ https://www.vladan.fr/gpu-partitioning-in-windows-server-2025/#comments Fri, 12 Jan 2024 11:16:48 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=232620 Windows Server 2025 is the upcoming long-term servicing channel (LTSC) release of Microsoft’s server operating system. It introduces several enhancements to Hyper-V and storage functions, which benefit the operation of virtual machines. One of the most notable features is GPU partitioning, which allows the sharing of graphics processors among multiple VMs. This improves resource utilization, […]

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]]> https://www.vladan.fr/gpu-partitioning-in-windows-server-2025/feed/ 1 SMB over QUIC in Windows Server 2025 – What’s this? https://www.vladan.fr/smb-over-quic-in-windows-server-2025-whats-this/ Wed, 10 Jan 2024 11:06:09 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=232593 Windows Server 2025 is the next version of Microsoft’s server operating system, expected to be released in the second half of 2024. From “Windows Server Preview Build 26010”, Windows Server Standard and Datacenter will integrate a new feature: SMB over QUIC. Until now, SMB over QUIC was only available on Azure virtual machines running Windows […]

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]]> Windows Server 2025 Azure Arc Taskbar Icon https://www.vladan.fr/windows-server-2025-azure-arc-taskbar-icon/ Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:01:55 +0000 https://www.vladan.fr/?p=232566 Windows Server 2025 (currently called vNEXT by Microsoft) latest eval build 26010.1000 (Windows Server vNext LTSC Preview – Build 26010 English) has a new icon in the taskbar. After installing it as a VM in my lab, I noticed a new taskbar icon Azure Arc. This post will detail a bit more about it. If you're wondering […]

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