Today, Vultr is pleased to announce updates to our Windows support: Windows Server Core (without Desktop Experience) and Windows Server 2022.

Why choose Windows Server Core?

Available today, you can now select Windows Server Core (without Desktop Experience) as an option when deploying Windows Server on your Vultr cloud compute or bare metal instances. Microsoft actually recommends the Windows Server Core option unless you have a specific need for the additional user interface and graphical management tools that come with the Desktop Experience. With a more streamlined install, it takes up less disk space and memory and has a smaller potential attack surface to malware and other attacks than a Windows Standard install with Desktop Experience. It is also potentially easier to manage and keep up-to-date. Basically, if you are comfortable managing your cloud or bare metal Windows instance with the command line, Windows PowerShell, or by remote methods, then you should select a Windows Server Core install. It’s important to remember that you can’t switch or convert your installation between Server Core and Server with Desktop Experience, so make sure you are making the right decision when you deploy.

Windows Server 2022 now available

Windows Server 2022 is also available today for deploying to your Vultr cloud compute or bare metal instances, joining previously available Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2019. Windows Server 2022 has a particular focus on improved security, hybrid cloud use-cases, and scalability. Learn more about Windows Server 2022 here.

Get Started with Windows on Vultr Today

Vultr is proud to support Microsoft developers with first class support for deploying Windows on Vultr Cloud Compute and Bare Metal instances. In fact, Vultr is pretty unique in doing this, as neither DigitalOcean or Linode offer Windows support. Deploy a Windows instance now on Vultr.