You're reading from Windows Server 2025 Administration Fundamentals A beginner's guide to managing and administering Windows Server environments

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2025

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781836205012

Length 634 pages

Edition 4th Edition

Tools

Windows Server

Concepts

System Administration

Author (1):

Bekim Dauti

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Table of Contents (25) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1:Introducing Windows Server and Installing Windows Server 2025 FREE CHAPTER

2. Chapter 1: Network Fundamentals and Introduction to Windows Server 2025

3. Chapter 2: Installing Windows Server 2025

4. Chapter 3: What to Do After Installing Windows Server 2025

5. Part 2: Setting Up Windows Server 2025

6. Chapter 4: Directory Services in Windows Server 2025

7. Chapter 5: Adding Roles to Windows Server 2025

8. Part 3: Configuring Windows Server 2025

9. Chapter 6: Group Policy in Windows Server 2025

10. Chapter 7: Virtualization with Windows Server 2025

11. Chapter 8: Storing Data in Windows Server 2025

12. Part 4: New and Enhanced Features in Windows Server 2025

13. Chapter 9: Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) Enhancements

14. Chapter 10: Configuring SMB over QUIC in Windows Server 2025

15. Chapter 11: Implementing New Security Enhancements in Windows Server 2025

16. Chapter 12: Managing Updates with Hotpatching, Azure Arc, and More in Windows Server 2025

17. Part 5: Managing and Maintaining Windows Server 2025

18. Chapter 13: Tuning and Maintaining Windows Server 2025

19. Chapter 14: Updating and Troubleshooting Windows Server 2025

20. Part 6: Studying and Preparing for the AZ-800 Certification Exam

21. Chapter 15: Understanding Microsoft Certifications and Preparing for the AZ-800 Exam

22. Index

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Appendix

Windows Server 2025 overview

Windows Server 2025, illustrated in Figure 1.12, is the latest release in Microsoft’s Windows NT family of server operating systems, generally available as of November 2024. Announced on 26 January 2024, Windows Server 2025 marks a shift from its predecessors—such as Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022—which were built on Windows 10. This new version is based on Windows 11, specifically version 23H2 from the October 2023 update. Unlike Windows 11, Windows Server 2025 does not mandate TPM 2.0 for deployment, thus providing increased flexibility for varied deployment needs.

Figure 1.12 – Windows Server’s 2025 Desktop and Start menu

In today’s cloud-centric era, server operating systems must be designed with cloud capabilities in mind. This trend began with Windows Server 2016, which Microsoft aptly named Windows Server for the cloud. This focus has only intensified with subsequent releases...