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Windows Server 2008

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Windows Server 2008

Unknown year vService Pack 2 with January 2026 monthly update rollup (6.0.6003.23717) / January 13, 2026; 4 months ago (2026-01-13) Proprietary, commercial software Active

Operating system entry sourced from Wikipedia: Windows Server 2008.

Key specifications

Family
Windows Server
Type
Server
Kernel
Hybrid, Windows NT kernel
Version
Service Pack 2 with January 2026 monthly update rollup (6.0.6003.23717) / January 13, 2026; 4 months ago (2026-01-13)
License
Proprietary, commercial software

general

Defaultuser interface Windows shell, Graphical
Developer Microsoft
Generalavailability February 27, 2008; 18 years ago (2008-02-27)
Kernel type Hybrid, Windows NT kernel
Latest release Service Pack 2 with January 2026 monthly update rollup (6.0.6003.23717) / January 13, 2026; 4 months ago (2026-01-13)
License Proprietary, commercial software
Marketing target Business
Official website Windows Server 2008, Wayback Machine
OS family Windows Server
Preceded by Windows Server 2003
Released tomanufacturing February 4, 2008; 18 years ago (2008-02-04)
Source model Closed-source, Source-available, Shared Source Initiative
Succeeded by Windows Server 2008 R2
Supported platforms IA-32, x86-64, Itanium
Update method Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services, SCCM

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Performance profile

Catalog-derived scores for comparison — not benchmark results.

Security 68
Performance 46
Compatibility 60
Ecosystem 84
Modern support 83
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