Microsoft’s Windows Server 2025, now generally available, brings significant advancements in virtualization, AI integration, and performance, including hotpatching, NVMe storage with up to 60% more IOPS, SMB over QUIC on alternative ports, and enhancements in Active Directory and security. Notable features include Credential Guard, dMSA for automated service account password management, AccelNet for reduced latency in VMs, DTrace for real-time performance monitoring, and VBS enclaves to secure application secrets. However, Microsoft is investigating several issues affecting installations, including BSODs on devices with over 256 processors and boot issues on iSCSI systems. Windows Server 2025 support ends October 2029, with extended support until October 2034.