Windows Server

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Windows Admin Center

Windows Admin Center is your remote management tool for Windows Server running anywhere—physical, virtual, on-premises, in Azure, or in a hosted environment—at no additional cost.

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OVERVIEW

Server management reimagined with Windows Admin Center

Gain greater oversight of your Windows Servers for seamless and granular virtual machine management with Windows Admin Center in the Azure portal. Perform maintenance tasks with ease using the familiar Windows Admin Center UI. And because this version of Windows Admin Center is built for the cloud, get the support infrastructure that provides reliability for all other Azure services.

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Manage all your server environments with familiar yet modernized tools, such as the reimagined Server Manager and streamlined Microsoft Management Console tools, from a single, browser-based, graphical user interface. Manage Windows Server instances anywhere—on-premises, in Azure, or in any cloud.

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Extend on-premises deployments of Windows Server to the cloud by using the Azure hybrid services found in Windows Admin Center. Use Azure for:

Backup and disaster recovery.

Additional capacity for compute, file servers, and storage.

Centralized management for monitoring, threat protection, and update management.
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RESOURCES

Get started with Windows Admin Center

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Datasheet

Windows Admin Center datasheet

Get a snapshot of Windows Admin Center capabilities and learn how to get started.

Read the datasheet

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Documentation

Windows Admin Center documentation

Read guidelines on Windows Admin Center features, deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting.

Explore the documentation

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Blog

Windows Admin Center blog

Stay up to date on the latest Windows Admin Center news and announcements.

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Community

Windows Admin Center Tech Community

Share your feedback with the Windows Admin Center product team in this forum.

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Webinar

Manage servers and virtual machines anywhere

Learn how Windows Admin Center can help you manage and troubleshoot servers and virtual machines securely, wherever they run.

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Get started

Download Windows Admin Center

 Get started for free with the latest version of Windows Admin Center.

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Windows Server 2025

Increase security, evolve your datacenter, and innovate faster with a cloud-ready operating system.

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Windows Admin Center in Azure

 Effortlessly and securely manage windows server infrastructure from the Azure portal.

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 Hybrid management with Azure

Centralize management and seamlessly use Azure hybrid services to run your windows server infrastructure.

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System Center 2025

 Get a simplified datacenter management experience to keep you in control—whether on-premises, in the cloud, or across platforms.

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