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Windows Server 2016: is the cloud-ready operating system and released on September 26, 2016 by Microsoft as a server operating systems. It comes Built-in security - Enhance security and reduce risk with multiple layers of protection, built into the operating system. Evolve your datacenter - Save money and gain flexibility with software-defined compute, storage, and networking technologies, inspired by Microsoft Azure. Innovate faster - Use improved technologies, such as Windows containers and Nano Server, for another ways to deploy and run on-premises and cloud-based apps.

                    Product Detail: Windows Server 2016 (updated Feb 2018)

Publisher             : Microsoft
Release Type       : Latest version 02/15/2018
License Type        : Retail version (Digital License)
Build Number       : 11636692
Product Name      : Windows Server 2016
 Product version     : Essentials (2CPU), Standard (16-Cores) or Datacenter (16-Cores)
Delivery Method    : Online Delivery (Email)
Brand                  : Microsoft
Language(s)         : English - for different language message us
Media Format       : Digital (ISO DVD Image) - Direct download from Microsoft
Bit Version           : 64-bit OS
Released Update  : 1/12/2017


Licensing: To give you a more consistent licensing experience across multi-cloud environments, we transitioned from processor-based licensing to core-based licensing for Datacenter and Standard editions. For details: processor-based licensing to core-based licensing. Our listed Products are16-Core/CPU License for Windows Server 2016 Standard & Datacenter edition and 2CPU License for Essentials edition. For any confusion, please contact us before your payment.

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Security built-in at the start | Ready for the cloud when you are | Enable application innovation

Windows Server 2016 product is streamlined and simple, making it easy for customers to choose the edition that is right for their needs. It easy for customers to transition to cloud computing when they are ready. It delivers powerful new layers of security along with Azure-inspired innovation for the applications and infrastructure that power business.
Choose from three primary editions of Windows Server 2016, based on organization size as well as virtualization and datacenter requirements:
  1. Datacenter Edition: is ideal for highly virtualized and software-defined datacenter environments. When all physical cores on the server are licensed, Datacenter edition provides rights to use unlimited operating system environments (OSEs) or Hyper-V containers and unlimited containers on the licensed server.
  2. Standard Edition: is ideal for customers with low density or non-virtualized environments. When all physical cores on the server are licensed, Standard edition provides rights to use two Operating System Environments (OSEs) or Hyper-V containers and unlimited containers on the licensed server.
  3. Essentials Edition: is a cloud-connected first server, ideal for small businesses with up to 25 users and 50 devices. Essentials is a good option for customers currently using the Foundation Edition. Each server license provides rights to use one running instance of the server software in either a physical OSE or virtual OSE on the licensed server.

Windows Server 2016 Licensing model

Windows Server 2016 Datacenter and Standard edition licensing transitioned from being processor-based to being core-based. For both Standard and Datacenter editions, the number of core licenses required equals the number of physical cores on the licensed server, subject to a minimum of 8 core licenses per physical processor and a minimum of 16 core licenses per server. Core licenses are sold in 2-packs and 16-packs. Licensing model includes both Cores + Client Access Licenses (CALs). Each user and/or device accessing a licensed Windows Server Standard, Datacenter, or Multipoint edition requires a Windows Server CAL or Windows Server and Remote Desktop Services CAL.
  • All physical cores on the server must be licensed, subject to a minimum of 8 core licenses per physical processor and a minimum of 16 core licenses per server.
  • Essentials edition server is for either one or two processor servers.
  • Standard edition permits use of one running instance of the server software in the physical OSE on the licensed server (in addition to two virtual OSEs), if the physical OSE is used solely to host and manage the virtual OSEs.
  • Essentials edition permits use of one running instance of the server software in the physical OSE on the licensed server (in addition to one virtual OSE), if the physical OSE is used solely to host and manage the virtual OSE.

 Instances can be operated in either a physical operating system environment (POSE) or a virtual operating system environment (VOSE):

  1. Edition Running instances in POSE Running instances in VOSE
    Essentials    1**   1**
    Standard   1* 2
    Datacenter 1 unlimited

    (*) When a customer runs all the allowed virtual instances, the physical instance can only be used to manage and maintain the virtual instances.
    (**) Essentials can be run in a physical or virtual operating system environment.

    Edition comparison by new features
    Feature Essentials Standard Datacenter
    Core functionality of Windows Server - ✔ ✔
    OSEs / Hyper-V containers - ✔ 2 ✔ unlimited
    Windows Server containers - ✔ unlimited ✔ unlimited
    Host Guardian Service - ✔ ✔
    Nano Server - ✔ * ✔ *
    Storage features including Storage Spaces Direct and Storage Replica - - ✔
    Shielded Virtual Machines - - ✔
    Networking stack - - ✔

Minimal System Requirements

Processor Requirements:

1 . 1.4 Ghz 64-bit processor or faster
2 . Compatible with x64 instruction set
3 . Supports NX, DEP, CMPXCHG16b, LAHF/SAHF, PrefetchW and Second Level Address Translation (EPT or NPT)

RAM Requirements:

1 . 512 MB of RAM or greater
 2 . ECC (Error Correcting Code) type or similar technology
 3 . Disk Space Requirements:
 4 . 32GB or greater

Network Requirements:

1 . Ethernet adapter with at least gigabit throughput
2 . complient with PCI-E architecture
3 . Support for Pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE)

Other Requirements for certain features:

1 . UEFI 2.3.1c based system
2 . Firmware that supports secure boot
3 . Trusted Platform Module
4 . Graphics device and monitor capable of 1024 x 768 or higher resolution
5 . Keyboard and Mouse
6 . Internet Access

To license a physical server, all physical cores must be licensed in the server. A minimum of 8 core licenses is required for each physical processor in the server and a minimum of 16 cores is required to be licensed for servers with one processor.

Following topics are only applicable if you have installed evaluation version of Windows Server 2016 for testing purpose on your environment but now you want to take that version to your production without losing any data and don't want to install the server newly on your environment. Otherwise you can overlook it. There is No activation issue for brand new installation.

How to Convert Windows Server 2016 Evaluation version to Retail/Paid version for your business. please visit or follow the following instructions

Conversion of Windows Server Evaluation version to Retail/Volume/OEM edition as Licensed, Activated & Legal for Business & Production.
You can freely convert between Windows Server Evaluation version to Retail/Volume/OEM Licensed version. The edition remains the same during this conversion. If you are starting with an evaluation version, convert it to the retail version first, and then you can inter-convert as described. To do this, from an elevated command prompt, run: slmgr /ipk <key>
Where <key> is the appropriate volume, retail, or OEM product/license key. 
Open PowerShell/Command Prompt as Administrator and write and enter: slmgr /ipk XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX
After inserting the license key successfully, write this command for activation: slmgr /ato

If you get an error something like: Error:0xC004F069 or Error 1168 the specified product key could not be validated, You need a Retail product key (which you will get if purchased from us) and use DISM command to upgrade Edition from evaluation edition to Standard (or Datacenter) edition.


Type following command to upgrade evaluation edition to Windows Serve Standard or Datacenter edition.

    Standard Edition: DISM /Online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx /AcceptEula
    Datacenter Edition: DISM /Online /Set-Edition:ServerDatacenter /ProductKey:xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx /AcceptEula

Click Y and restart the server, it's done and activated. Please note: This method only work with Retail License for upgrading from Evaluation to Retail.

For clean & fresh installation there is no issue on the activation. This type error you will get when you will try to take evaluation version to your production directly as licensed product. If you are not using evaluation, simply skip this all process.

If you get error: slui.exe 0x2a 0xC004F069, please visit this link to fix the issue. All this error you may get if you are trying to convert Evaluation version to Retail version.

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