Hello, I want to upgrade a Windows Server 2019 that runs Exchange 365 to Windows Server 2022 Standard and keep the Exchange as is. Until last year Microsoft was officially supporting Windows Server 2019 for Exchange. (Technically you could run Exchange…
Hi, does anyone have same issue as I do - in-place upgrade from Windows Server 2022 to Windows Server 2025 on Hyper-V 2019 VM fails after 90% and first reboot. VM tries to boot and soon gets turned off. I have no issues with this upgrade path on vSphere 8 VM. Fresh ins...
With Windows Server 2025 being generally available from November 1, 2024, Lewis Pope warns of in-place upgrades for Windows Server 2022.
In-place upgrade of the guest operating system (between major OS release versions, such as Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022 or Windows Server 2025) is not recommended. The best practice is to install a new major OS release in a new VM....
Windows setup log file locations - Windows Client | Microsoft Docs This is a test server. Microsoft states is a legitimate upgrade option. Some people do recommend it. I was just trying it out.
After the in-place upgrade to Windows Server is done, you must make sure the upgrade was successful. To make sure your in-place upgrade was successful: Open an elevated PowerShell prompt and run the following command to verify that the version and edition matches the media and values you se...
Windows setup log file locations - Windows Client | Microsoft Docs This is a test server. Microsoft states is a legitimate upgrade option. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/upgrade/upgrade-overview Some people do recommend it. ...
Upgrade and migration matrix You can update roles and features to later versions of Windows Server by migrating to a new server, or many also support in-place upgrade where you install the new version of Windows Server over the top of the current one. This article contains links to migration...
For upgrading to Windows Server 2022, make sure guest network is connected while performing guest OS in-place upgrade, or take the following steps which also apply to upgrading to Windows 11: Before the OS upgrade, if the guest OS loaded PVSCSI driver version is 1.3.25.0, please follow the...
When I left the IIS role installed prior to running the Server 2012 R2 setup media, the IIS and Windows Process Activation would be in a disabled state. It seems the cleanest way to perform the in-place upgrade is uninstalling IIS prior to running the Server 2012 R2 setup...