Windows Server 2008 R2 Trial Software

Evaluate Windows Server 2008 R2 free for 180 days.
Register to download two available images including a consolidated Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter ISO available for English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish and Chinese, and the Itanium ISO available for English, German, Japanese and French.

Choose the best evaluation resource for you—from a guided experience through Microsoft CARE (where you will receive periodic information on adoption, migration, and deployment to assist your evaluation experience) to ready to go VHD images to get kick off your evaluation fast.

Register for an guided experience tailored for IT Professionals, download your evaluation images and receive periodic e-mail with links to valuable technical resources.

Register for a guided experience tailored for Software Developers, download your evaluation images and receive periodic e-mail with links to valuable technical resources.

Download the Virtual Hard Drive Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and Server Core evaluation images configured for Hyper-V.

Be sure to review the Windows Server 2008 R2 system requirements before you proceed. Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration.

Looking for Windows Server 2008 R2 Multilingual User Interface Language Packs?

Multilingual User Interface (MUI) Language Packs (Windows Server Language Packs) enable a multilingual user interface in a Windows Server 2008 R2 environment. Adding one or more language packs to a Windows Server 2008 R2 image enables one or more languages in the installed Windows Server operating system, allowing corporations to deploy the same Windows Server 2008 R2 image worldwide while still providing localized user interfaces.

Click here to download one or more of 35 language packs for Windows Server 2008 R2

Can My Existing Servers Run Windows Server 2008 R2?

Download the Microsoft Assessment and Planning tool to securely inventory your existing servers and generate a migration report for Windows Server 2008 R2.

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