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In this article, you can clearly see all the differences between Windows Server 2022 Standard and Windows Server 2022 Datacenter.

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Feature Windows Server 2022 Standard Windows Server 2022 Datacenter
General Availability Features
Extended Azure Network ❌ ❌
Compliance Recommendations Analyzer ✅ ✅
Containers ✅ ✅
Direct Access ✅ ✅
Dynamic Memory (in virtualization) ✅ ✅
Microsoft Management Console (MMC) ✅ ✅
Hot Add and Replace RAM ✅ ✅
Minimal Server Interface ✅ ✅
Network Load Balancing ✅ ✅
Windows PowerShell ✅ ✅
Core Server Component Installation ✅ ✅
Server Manager ✅ ✅
SMB Direct and SMB over RDMA ✅ ✅
SMB Compression ✅ ✅
SMB over QUIC ❌ ❌
Software-Defined Networking ❌ ✅
Storage Migration Service ✅ ✅
Storage Replica Yes, (1 partnership and 1 resource group with one 2 TB volume) Yes, without limitations
Storage Replica Compression ❌ ❌
Storage Spaces ✅ ✅
Local Storage Spaces ❌ ✅
Volume Activation Services ✅ ✅
VSS Integration (Volume Shadow Copy Service) ✅ ✅
Windows Server Update Services ✅ ✅
Server License Logging ✅ ✅
Legacy Activation As a guest hosted in the datacenter Node or guest
Work Folders ✅ ✅
Locks and Limits
Maximum Number of Users Based on client licenses Based on client licenses
Maximum SMB Connections 16,777,216 16,777,216
Maximum RRAS Connections Unlimited Unlimited
Maximum IAS Connections 2,147,483,647 2,147,483,647
Maximum RDS Connections 65,535 65,535
Maximum Number of 64-bit Sockets 64 64
Maximum Number of Cores Unlimited Unlimited
Maximum RAM Capacity 48 TB 48 TB
Can be used as a virtualization guest Yes; 2 virtual machines and one Hyper-V host per license Yes; unlimited virtual machines and one Hyper-V host per license
Windows Server Containers Unlimited Unlimited
Virtual OS/Hyper-V Isolated Containers 2 Unlimited
Server can join a domain ✅ ✅
Network Edge Security and Firewall ❌ ❌
DirectAccess ✅ ✅
DLNA Codecs and Web Media Streaming Yes, if the server is installed with the desktop experience Yes, if the server is installed with the desktop experience
Server Roles
Active Directory Certificate Services ✅ ✅
Active Directory Domain Services ✅ ✅
Active Directory Federation Services ✅ ✅
Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services ✅ ✅
Active Directory Rights Management Services ✅ ✅
Device Health Attestation ✅ ✅
DHCP Server ✅ ✅
DNS Server ✅ ✅
Fax Server ✅ ✅
File Server ✅ ✅
BranchCache for Network Files ✅ ✅
Data Deduplication ✅ ✅
DFS Namespaces ✅ ✅
DFS Replication ✅ ✅
File Server Resource Manager ✅ ✅
File Server VSS Agent Service ✅ ✅
iSCSI Target Server ✅ ✅
iSCSI Target Storage Provider ✅ ✅
Server for NFS ✅ ✅
Work Folders ✅ ✅
Storage Services ✅ ✅
Host Guardian Service ✅ ✅
Hyper-V ✅ Yes; including shielded virtual machines
Network Controller ❌ ✅
Network Policy and Access Services Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
Print and Document Services ✅ ✅
Remote Access ✅ ✅
Remote Desktop Services ✅ ✅
Volume Activation Services ✅ ✅
Web Services (IIS) ✅ ✅
Windows Deployment Services ✅ ✅
Windows Server Update Services ✅ ✅
Features
.NET Framework 3.5 ✅ ✅
.NET Framework 4.8 ✅ ✅
Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS) ✅ ✅
BitLocker Drive Encryption ✅ ✅
BitLocker Network Unlock Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
BranchCache ✅ ✅
Client for NFS ✅ ✅
Containers ✅ ✅
Data Center Bridging ✅ ✅
DirectPlay Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
Enhanced Storage ✅ ✅
Failover Clustering ✅ ✅
Group Policy Management ✅ ✅
Host Guardian Hyper-V Support ❌ ✅
Input/Output Operations Quality ✅ ✅
IIS Hostable Web Core ✅ ✅
Internet Printing Client Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
IP Address Management (IPAM) ✅ ✅
LPR Port Monitor Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
IIS Management OData Extension ✅ ✅
Media Foundation ✅ ✅
Message Queuing ✅ ✅
Microsoft Defender Antivirus ✅ ✅
Multipath I/O ✅ ✅
MultiPoint Connector ✅ ✅
Network Load Balancing ✅ ✅
Network Virtualization ✅ ✅
PNRP Protocol ✅ ✅
qWave ✅ ✅
RAS Connection Manager Administration Kit (CMAK) Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
Remote Assistance Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
Remote Differential Compression ✅ ✅
Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) ✅ ✅
RPC over HTTP Proxy ✅ ✅
Setup and Boot Event Collection ✅ ✅
Simple TCP/IP Services Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support ✅ ✅
SMB Bandwidth Limit ✅ ✅
SMTP Server ✅ ✅
SNMP Service ✅ ✅
Software Load Balancer ✅ ✅
Storage Migration Service ✅ ✅
Storage Migration Service Proxy ✅ ✅
Storage Replica ✅ ✅
System Data Archiver ✅ ✅
System Insights ✅ ✅
Telnet Client ✅ ✅
TFTP Client Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
VM Shielding Tools for Fabric Management ✅ ✅
WebDAV Redirector ✅ ✅
Windows Biometric Framework Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
Windows Identity Foundation 3.5 Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
Windows Internal Database ✅ ✅
Windows PowerShell ✅ ✅
Windows Activation Service ✅ ✅
Windows Search Service Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
Windows Server Backup ✅ ✅
Windows Server Migration Tools ✅ ✅
Windows Standards-Based Storage Management ✅ ✅
Windows Subsystem for Linux ✅ ✅
Windows TIFF IFilter Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience Yes, when installed as a server with the desktop experience
WinRM IIS Extension ✅ ✅
WINS Server ✅ ✅
Wireless LAN Service ✅ ✅
WoW64 Support ✅ ✅
XPS Viewer Yes, installed as part of the "Server with Desktop Experience" option Yes, installed as part of the "Server with Desktop Experience" option
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