Note
End of Support for Windows 2012 and 2012 R2
Microsoft has ended mainstream support for the following Windows 2012 and 2012 R2 workloads:
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2012 (including Core Edition)
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Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Supported Server Components Windows Server 2016
The following components support Windows Server 2016:
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Component |
More information |
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CommServe server |
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Compliance Search |
Server Core installations and Nano Servers are not supported. |
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Backup Gateway |
Nano Servers are not supported. |
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Search Engine |
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Web Console |
Nano Servers are not supported. |
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Web Server |
Server Core installations and Nano Servers are not supported. |
Restore from Deduplicated Volumes
Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019 have a deduplication feature that can be enabled. Data, including the Windows deduplication data, from deduplicated volumes is backed up in its original state (uncompressed). Before performing a restore, verify that there is enough storage space on the volume to restore the full data size.