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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Server management reimagined with Windows Admin Center
Windows Admin Center in Azure
This new capability allows you to manage the Windows Server OS running on Azure IaaS seamlessly and at a more granular level. Windows Admin Center in the Azure Portal is available to customers running Windows Server 2016, 2019, or 2022 virtual machines.
Hybrid management with Azure
Integrate your on-premises servers with Azure in just a few clicks. Leverage the power of Azure for monitoring, storage, backup, disaster recovery, and more.
Modern server management
Simplify server administration with streamlined server management tools. Configure and troubleshoot your servers and manage Windows Server workloads remotely from a web browser. Use it to manage any version, from 2012 to 2022 and Azure Stack HCI.
Manage Windows Servers from Azure
Gain greater oversight of your Windows Servers straight from the Azure portal. Here are just some of the benefits:
- True granular virtual machine management
- Perform maintenance tasks with the same familiar Windows Admin Center UI
- Get the support infrastructure that provides reliability for all other Azure services
Simplify server management
Manage all your server environments with familiar yet modernized tools, such as the reimagined Server Manager and streamlined MMC tools, from a single, browser-based, graphical user interface. Admins can manage Windows Server instances anywhere: on-premises, in Azure, or in any cloud.
Operate hybrid seamlessly
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
Streamline HCI management
Streamline setup of Azure Stack HCI or Windows Server 2019 hyperconverged systems. Use simplified workflows to create and manage VMs, Storage Spaces Direct volumes, Software-Defined Networking, and more.
Partner solutions for your server
Use partner extensions to view the health and manage hardware devices for server and Azure Stack HCI solutions. Also monitor and track changes in your datacenter with software partner solutions.
Resources to help you get started
Explore Windows Admin Center documentation
Learn how to deploy Windows Admin Center
Windows Admin Center is built on feedback
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What’s new in Windows Admin Center 2103
Windows Admin Center, your favorite server management tool, is now generally available in version 2103. Learn all about the enhancements full of demos.
How to use Windows Admin Center in the Azure Portal
You can now manage Windows Servers from the Azure portal with Windows Admin Center. In this "how-to" video you will learn how to do just that in just a few clicks!
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