Windows Server 2022 introduces advanced multi-layered security, hybrid capabilities with Azure, and a flexible application platform.

This release introduces secure core features that help protect the hardware, firmware, and Windows Server operating system capabilities from advanced security threats. The Secured-core server is built on technologies like Windows Defender System Guard and Virtualization-based Security to minimize risks related to firmware vulnerabilities and advanced malware.

Windows Server 2022 enhances hybrid server management with:

• significantly improved virtual machine management
• enhanced event viewer
• many other new features in the Windows Admin Center

Additionally, this release includes significant improvements to Windows containers, such as:

• smaller image sizes for faster downloads
• simplified network policy enforcement
• tools for building .NET application containers

The new release also provides secure connectivity, with many new features, such as:

• faster and more secure encrypted HTTPS connections
• SMB AES 256 encryption
• many others