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Windows Server 2008
Sign in to saveversion of the Windows Server line of server operating systems, based on Windows Vista and released in 2008
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Within Vinony's link graph, Windows Server 2008 is referenced by 403 other articles, and connects out to software release life cycle, Windows Server 2003 and high-availability cluster.
It is catalogued under topics including 2008 software, IA-32 operating systems and Microsoft Windows.
Its subject is documented across 47 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Os family
- Windows Server
- Source model
- Closed-source Source-available (through Shared Source Initiative )
- Released to manufacturing
- February 4, 2008 ; 18 years ago ( 2008-02-04 )
- General availability
- February 27, 2008 ; 18 years ago ( 2008-02-27 )
- Latest release
- Service Pack 2 with January 2026 monthly update rollup (6.0.6003.23717) / January 13, 2026 ; 4 months ago ( 2026-01-13 )
- Marketing target
- Business
- Update method
- Windows Update , Windows Server Update Services , SCCM
- Supported platforms
- IA-32 , x86-64 , Itanium
- Kernel type
- Hybrid ( Windows NT kernel )
- Default user interface
- Windows shell ( Graphical )
- License
- Proprietary commercial software
- Preceded by
- Windows Server 2003 (2003)
- Succeeded by
- Windows Server 2008 R2 (2009)
- Official website
- Windows Server 2008 (archived at Wayback Machine )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- operating system
- Subclass of
- Windows Server
- Series
- Windows NT
- Followed by
- Windows Server 2008 R2
- Follows
- Windows Server 2003
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Official website
- www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2008/default.mspx
- Image
- VirtualBox Windows Server 2008 SP2 11 02 2025 13 47 58 Kopie.png
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- working title
- Longhorn Server
- topic's main category
- Category:Windows Server 2008
- copyright license
- Client access license
- software version identifier
- 6.0.6003
- edition or translation of
- Microsoft Windows
- inception
- 2008-12-12
- Commons category
- Windows Server 2008
- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/windows-server-2008
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software release life cycle
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Windows Server 2003
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high-availability cluster
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Microsoft
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central processing unit
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Windows 11
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Windows NT
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x86-64
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Active Directory
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Windows 3.1
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Windows Preinstallation Environment
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Windows Small Business Server
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Windows Essential Business Server 2008
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list of features removed in Windows Vista
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Bill Gates
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operating system
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Microsoft Windows
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International Standard Book Number
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computer mouse
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hard disk
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