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Where can I upgrade from Windows Server 2012-r2?
Supported upgrade options use CompatHub lifecycle status. Compatibility and vulnerability context appear only when evidence already exists — missing data is never treated as a negative conclusion.
You are on Windows Server 2012-r2
End of lifeEXTENDED SUPPORT
- EOL
- 10 October 2023
- Latest release
- 2012-r2
No vulnerabilities currently recorded by CompatHub.
Supported upgrade options
Newer version lines that are not end-of-life, ranked by remaining support then version. CompatHub does not mark a single option as recommended.
- Windows Server 2025View Windows Server 2025 →SupportedSTANDARD SUPPORT
- EOL
- 14 November 2034
- Latest release
- 2025 · 1 November 2024
- Upgrade distance
- 13 major versions newer
- Support difference
- ~133 months more support
No vulnerabilities currently recorded by CompatHub.
- Windows Server 2022View Windows Server 2022 →SupportedSTANDARD SUPPORT
- EOL
- 14 October 2031
- Latest release
- 2022 · 18 August 2021
- Upgrade distance
- 10 major versions newer
- Support difference
- ~96 months more support
No vulnerabilities currently recorded by CompatHub.
- Windows Server 2019View Windows Server 2019 →SupportedEXTENDED SUPPORT
- EOL
- 9 January 2029
- Latest release
- 2019 · 13 November 2018
- Upgrade distance
- 7 major versions newer
- Support difference
- ~62 months more support
No vulnerabilities currently recorded by CompatHub.
- Windows Server 2016View Windows Server 2016 →SupportedEXTENDED SUPPORT
- EOL
- 12 January 2027
- Latest release
- 2016 · 15 October 2016
- Upgrade distance
- 4 major versions newer
- Support difference
- ~39 months more support
No vulnerabilities currently recorded by CompatHub.