Windows Server 2008发布于2008年，虽然Vista在消费市场因硬件要求高、兼容性等问题口碑褒贬不一，但同出一源的Server 2008却凭借出色的安全性改进和网络功能，在服务器市场站稳了脚跟。 即便在其后继者Windows Server 2008 R2（基于Windows 7内核）发布后，原版Server 2008依然有着顽强的生命力。

IT之家 1 月 16 日消息，微软于 2026 年 1 月 13 日正式终止支持 Windows Server 2008 的扩展安全更新（ESU）， 这标志着基于 Windows Vista（代号 Longhorn）代码库的操作系统在 6923 天后彻底退出了历史舞台。

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In this hour, you are introduced to the latest version of Microsoft’s network operating system (NOS) platform: Microsoft Windows Server 2008. You’ll learn about the features that Windows Server 2008 ...

IT executives say that for the most part, Windows Server 2008’s many new features won’t compel them to change their normal refresh schedules to adopt it right away. “It’s just an evolutionary step ...

Microsoft released ServerCore with Windows Server 2008 as a GUI-less version of the Windows Server operating system, and while many of us fiddled with ServerCore, it really didn’t take off for ...

The noisiest new feature in Windows Server 2008 R2 promises to be live virtual machine migration, as Microsoft seizes the chance to show that Hyper-V is closing the gap with VMware Infrastructure. But ...