┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ WINDOWS SERVER 2025 ENGINE │ ├──────────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────┤ │ STORAGE ENHANCEMENTS │ COMPUTE & REPLICAS │ │ • NVMe Performance Optimization │ • GPU Partitioning (Slicing)│ │ • SMB over QUIC Alternative │ • Hyper-V Hotpatching │ └──────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────┘ 1. Next-Generation Storage Ecosystem
Secure file sharing over the internet without a VPN is now available in all editions, using TLS 1.3 to ensure data in transit is encrypted. Windows Server 2025.26100.1742-OEMRET-x64FRE-en...
+---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ | Feature Focus | Enterprise Advantage | +---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ | NVMe Flash Storage | Delivers up to 70% higher IOPS throughput | | Live Hotpatching | Installs critical security updates without rebooting | | GPU Partitioning (GPU-P) | Shares physical GPUs natively across virtual machines | | Active Directory Baseline | Supports 32k database page sizes for massive scaling | +---------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+ 🚀 Accelerated NVMe and SSD Storage System administrators utilizing this build will see a
Build 26100.1742 features a redesigned input/output path engineered specifically for modern NVMe solid-state storage arrays. System administrators utilizing this build will see a compared to legacy architectures. This version introduces native support for NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) via TCP/IP, allowing fast, low-latency storage network connectivity without relying on costly Fibre Channel infrastructure. 2. Re-engineered Active Directory (AD) & Security 64-bit release version ( x64FRE )
represents the foundational Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC) release of Microsoft's next-generation server operating system. The specific file string Windows Server 2025.26100.1742-OEMRET-x64FRE-en indicates an Original Equipment Manufacturer Retail (OEMRET) , 64-bit release version ( x64FRE ), localized in English ( en ).