Windows Home Server
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 | |
|---|---|
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| Screenshot of Windows Home Server | |
| Developer | |
| Microsoft | |
| Releases | |
| Initial release | 4 November 2007 [info] |
| Stable release | 5.2.4500 (Power Pack 3)[1] (24 November 2009[2]) |
| Source model | |
| License | Proprietary commercial software |
| Kernel type | Hybrid |
| Succeeded by | Windows Home Server 2011 (2011) |
| Support status | |
| Unsupported as of 8 January 2013[3] | |
Windows Home Server was officially launched on July 16, 2007.
It was replaced by Windows Home Server 2011 in April 2011.
References
- ↑ Power Pack 3 instructions for users running pre-release versions (24 November 2009)The Windows Blog. Retrieved 26 June 2026.
- ↑ Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 available November 24th includes enhancements for Windows 7-based computers. Windows Home Server BlogMicrosoft.
- ↑ Windows Home Server Support LifecycleMicrosoft. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
