Minimum Requirements 64 bit processor with 1.4 GHz 512 MB RAM (2GB if using the GUI version) ECC memory is needed for physical host deployments 32GB HDD space
Minimum Requirements (revised) 64 bit processor with 1.4 GHz 512 MB RAM (2GB if using the GUI version) – for the initial installation you will need at least 800MB ECC memory is needed for physical host deployments 32GB HDD space
Windows Server editions Standard (license for the host and 2 extra virtual machines if using Hyper-V) Datacenter (license for the host and an unlimited number of virtual machines)
Installation options Normal server (formerly Server Core) Less resource intensive Less HDD space needed Less updates/hotfixes needed Desktop experience (Windows 10 graphical shell over Windows Server)
Installation types Clean install (formats the HDD; all data is lost) Upgrade from a previous version (only from 2016 and 2019 if previous upgrade paths remain; data and settings are preserved)
Steps Install a new Windows Server 2022 machine Set basic settings like name , IP, RDP and firewall rules (ICMP and SMB)