Windows Home Server
| Version of the Windows NT operating system | |
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| Developer | Microsoft |
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| Source model | |
| Released to manufacturing | 4 November 2007 |
| Final release | 5.2.4500 (Power Pack 3)[1] / 24 November 2009[2] |
| Kernel type | Hybrid |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Succeeded by | Windows Home Server 2011 (2011) |
| Official website | www |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported as of 8 January 2013[3] | |
Windows Home Server is a home server operating system created by Microsoft. It was announced on January 7, 2007, at the Consumer Electronics Show by Bill Gates. Its purpose is to provide households with multiple PCs a centralized and user-friendly solution for file sharing, automatic backups, and remote access to resources. It is built on the code of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2.
Windows Home Server was officially launched on July 16, 2007.
It was replaced by Windows Home Server 2011 in April 2011.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Power Pack 3 instructions for users running pre-release versions". The Windows Blog. 24 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 November 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ "Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 available November 24th includes enhancements for Windows 7-based computers". Windows Home Server Blog. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 22 November 2009.
- ↑ "Windows Home Server Support Lifecycle". Microsoft. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
