Windows Server IoT
Microsoft Windows® Server IoT products are fully functional versions of Microsoft’s server operating system with built-in security, reliability, and availability features intended for use in an embedded solution consisting of purpose-built hardware and application software. Windows IoT Server is the choice of OEMs looking for long term product availability to more easily design, build and deploy dedicated embedded server appliances.
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Available versions
Please click for more information or to download free datasheets:
- Windows Server 2008 for Embedded Systems - download datasheet
- Windows Server 2008 R2 for Embedded Systems - download datasheet
- Windows Server 2012 for Embedded Systems
- Windows Server Std/DC 2012 R2
- Windows Server Std/DC 2016 for Embedded Systems - learn more
- Windows Server IoT Std/DC 2022 - learn more
- Windows Storage Server 2008 for Embedded Systems
- Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 for Embedded Systems - download datasheet
- Windows Storage Server 2012 for Embedded Systems
- Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 for Embedded Sytems
- Windows Storage Server 2016 for Embedded Systems
- Windows Server IoT 2019 Storage
- Windows Server IoT 2022 Storage -learn more
- Windows SQL Server 2005 for Embedded Systems
- Windows SQL Server 2008 for Embedded Systems
- Windows SQL Server 2008 R2 for Embedded Systems - download datasheet
- Windows SQL Server 2012 for Embedded Systems - download datasheet
- SQL Server 2014 for Embedded Systems
- SQL Server 2016 for Embedded Systems
- SQL Server IoT 2017
- SQL Server IoT 2019 - learn more
- SQL Server IoT 2022 - learn more
Interested in a trial download? Find the main server trials here.
Windows Server Embedded Key Features
- The same full Server Operating System as "normal" versions
- Language Independent Licensing – Multi User Interface (MUI) Language OPK
- Online Activation Disabled – for customers with more than 100 pcs per year and above, activation can be disabled via an application to Microsoft
- Long Lifetime – for at least 10-15 years.
End-of-Life Overview
Product Family Name |
EOL |
Windows Server 2008 R2 and CALs for Embedded Sytems |
06.02.23 |
Windows Server 2012 for Embedded Sytems |
30.06.27 |
Windows Server 2012 R2 for Embedded Sytems |
30.06.27 |
Windows Server 2016 for Embedded Sytems |
31.12.31 |
Windows Server 2016 CAL for Embedded Sytems |
31.12.21 |
Windows Server 2016 RDS CAL for Embedded Sytems |
31.12.21 |
Windows Server IoT 2019 and CALs |
31.12.29 |
Windows Server IoT 2022 and CALs |
31.08.31 |
Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 for Embedded Systems |
06.02.23 |
Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 for Embedded Systems |
31.12.20 |
Windows Storage Server 2016 for Embedded Systems |
31.12.23 |
Windows Storage Server IoT 2019 |
31.12.29 |
Windows Storage Server IoT 2022 |
31.08.31 |
SQL Server 2008 R2 for Embedded Systems |
31.07.23 |
SQL Server 2012 for Embedded Systems |
31.03.27 |
SQL Server 2014 for Embedded Systems |
31.12.28 |
SQL Server 2016 for Embedded Systems |
31.07.31 |
SQL Server IoT 2017 |
30.11.32 |
SQL Server IoT 2019 |
31.01.30 |
SQL Server IoT 2022 |
31.12.31 |
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MSe WS-IoT text (LC)