Microsoft Windows Server Licensing Guide – TrustedTech

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2025	Standard	Datacenter
2022	Standard	Datacenter
2019	Standard	Datacenter

Windows Server	Version/Edition
Feature	2025 Standard	2025 Datacenter	2022 Standard	2022 Datacenter	2019 Standard	2019 Datacenter
Processing Power	16 core minimum	16 core minimum	16 core minimum	16 core minimum	16 core minimum	16 core minimum
CALs	Per User/Device	Per User/Device	Per User/Device	Per User/Device	Per User/Device	Per User/Device
VM Support	2 VMs (per fully licensed host)	Unlimited	2 VMs (per fully licensed host)	Unlimited	2 VMs (per fully licensed host)	Unlimited
Core Functionality	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Hybrid integration	✔	✔	✔	✔
OSEs/Hyper-V isolated containers	2	Unlimited	2	Unlimited	2	Unlimited
Windows Server Containers	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	Unlimited	✔	✔
Storage Migration Service	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Storage Replica	✔	✔	✔	✔		✔
Software-defined networking		✔		✔
Software-defined storage		✔		✔
Host Guardian Service	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Nano Server	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Shielded Virtual Machines		✔		✔		✔
Networking stack		✔		✔		✔
Hotpatching via Azure Arc	✔	✔
SMB over QUIC	✔	✔
Windows 11 Desktop Shell	✔	✔
GPU partitioning (GPU-P)	✔	✔
NVMe performance boost	✔	✔
Storage Spaces Direct		✔
Advanced SDN		✔
Shielded VMs		✔

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Overview

TrustedTech is dedicated to being a reliable resource for all software and technology support needs. Our relationship to the Microsoft Partner Network allows us to provide competitive pricing and authentic software and support, all with a much-needed human element.

TrustedTech delivers unbeatable customer service, with experts in licensing and high-level technicians always on-call to answer your tech issues in-depth. Hate waiting? So do we. Our Account Managers and Distribution Team fulfills orders quickly and efficiently, giving our customers digital downloads in record time so they can move on to their next big project.

We go above and beyond the average software reseller because we built our business on trust. As active members in the IT community, we work to support our clients’ businesses and provide them with peace of mind. After all, we tech things seriously.

Solutions Partner designation

TrustedTech is a Microsoft solutions Partner in the following areas.

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Consulting Custom solution Deployment or Migration Hardware Intellectual property (ISV) Licensing Managed Services (MSP) Project management System integration	Azure Stack Backup & Disaster Recovery Cloud Migration Cloud Voice Data Warehouse Identity & Access Management Internet of Things SQL Server Upgrade Serverless Computing Sharepoint on Azure Threat Protection Web Development	Agriculture Distribution Education Financial Services Government Healthcare Hospitality & Travel Manufacturing & Resources Media & Communications Nonprofit & IGO Professional Services Public Safety & National Security Retail & Consumer Goods Transportation	Azure Developer Tools Enterprise Mobility & Security Exchange Microsoft 365 Office 365 Power BI Project SQL SharePoint Skype for Business Teams Visio Windows