What is Windows Server 2012?
Q: What is Windows Server 2012?
A: Windows Server 2012 is the sixth release of Microsoft's Windows Server operating system, which serves as the server version of Windows 8 and succeeds Windows Server 2008 R2.
Q: When was Windows Server 2012 released?
A: Windows Server 2012 was generally available to customers starting on September 4, 2012.
Q: What were the pre-release versions of Windows Server 2012?
A: Two pre-release versions of Windows Server 2012, a developer preview, and a beta version were released during development.
Q: What are the new features added in Windows Server 2012?
A: Windows Server 2012 has various new and improved features over Windows Server 2008 R2, such as an updated version of Hyper-V, an IP address management role, a new version of Windows Task Manager, and ReFS, which is a new file system.
Q: What are the different editions of Windows Server 2012?
A: Windows Server 2012 has four editions, i.e., Standard edition, Datacenter edition, Essentials edition, and Foundation edition.
Q: What is the successor of Windows Server 2012?
A: The successor of Windows Server 2012 is called Windows Server 2012 R2, which was released along with Windows 8.1 in October 2013.
Q: When does the extended support for Windows Server 2012 end?
A: Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows Server 2012 on October 9, 2018, and will end extended support on October 10, 2023.
