Windows Server ISO Download Links
| Year | Edition | Download Link |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Standard & Datacenter | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windowsinsiderpreviewserver |
| 2022 | Standard & Datacenter | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-server-2022 |
| 2019 | Essentials | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-server-2019-essentials |
| 2019 | Standard & Datacenter | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-server-2019 |
| 2016 | Essentials | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-server-2016-essentials |
| 2016 | Standard & Datacenter | https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-server-2016 |
To activate an evaluation edition install with a product key, you will need to use the following PowerShell command.
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Launch Powershell
Click Start or hit the Start button on your keyboard, type PowerShell, and then right click Windows PowerShell and click Run as administrator.
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Enter command
Enter the following command, changing the set-edition to either ServerEssentials, ServerStandard or ServerDatacenter depending on the edition you are activating, and changing the ProductKey section with your 25 character product key.
DISM /Online /Set-Edition:ServerStandard /ProductKey:xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx-xxxxx /AcceptEula -
Restart
The required changes will be made and it will ask if you wish to restart now, hit Y on your keyboard for yes.
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Check edition
Once restarted, you can run PowerShell again with the following command to check your current edition.
DISM /Online /Get-CurrentEdition