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Prerequisites

  1. Review Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials system requirements.
  2. Register, then download and install. Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials evaluation editions expire in 180 days. 
  3. Receive email with resources to guide you through your evaluation.


Installation Guidelines

  • Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials will need to be re-installed when moving from prior versions to production bits.
    See the Installation, Migration, and Upgrade information.
  • Product key: R9N79-23MWD-MBP9B-KHF8Q-C36WX

Things to Know

  • More than 25 users or 50 devices?
  • Did you know that you can run Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials within Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter?


Try the Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter evaluation

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