How to Download the Microsoft Windows Server Media / ISO ...

Dell only sells Windows installation media when ordered with a system. If you want to reinstall a Windows Server OS on your PowerEdge server ... SupportKnowledgeBaseArticle ArticleNumber:000178353 Print Email English ČeskyDanskDeutschEnglishEspañolSuomiFrançaisItaliano日本語한국어NederlandsNorskPolskiPortuguêsРусскийSvenskaTürkçe繁體中文简体中文 DellPowerEdge:HowtoDownloadtheMicrosoftWindowsServerMedia/ISOfile?DellonlysellsWindowsinstallationmediawhenorderedwithasystem.IfyouwanttoreinstallaWindowsServerOSonyourPowerEdgeserver,butyoulostyouroriginalWindowsInstallation-DVD,youcandownloadthematchingISO-filedirectlyfromMicrosoft(afterregistration). Summary: DellonlysellsWindowsinstallationmediawhenorderedwithasystem.IfyouwanttoreinstallaWindowsServerOSonyourPowerEdgeserver,butyoulostyouroriginalWindowsInstallation-DVD,youcandownloadthematchingISO-filedirectlyfromMicrosoft(afterregistration).Seeless DellonlysellsWindowsinstallationmediawhenorderedwithasystem.IfyouwanttoreinstallaWindowsServerOSonyourPowerEdgeserver,butyoulostyouroriginalWindowsSeemore ArticleContent ArticleProperties RateThisArticle Thisarticlemayhavebeenautomaticallytranslated.Ifyouhaveanyfeedbackregardingitsquality,pleaseletusknowusingtheformatthebottomofthispage. ArticleContent SymptomsInmostcases,DellPowerEdgeserversareshippedwiththeOperatingSystempre-installed.Exceptifithasbeenoptionallyordered,theWindowsServermediaisnotincludedinthepackage.IfyouwanttoreinstallaWindowsServerOSonyourPowerEdge,butyoulostordon'thavetheoriginalWindowsinstallationmediaathand,youcandownloadthematchingISO-filedirectlyfromtheMicrosoftwebsite(afterfillingtheregistrationform).TheseversionswillstartintrialmodeandcanbeactivatedwithanOEMSerialKey.  WindowsServerVersion DownloadSource WindowsServer2008 MicrosoftDownloadSection WindowsServer2008R2 MicrosoftDownloadSection WindowsServer2008SBSPremium MicrosoftDownloadSection WindowsServer2012WindowsServer2012R2WindowsServer2012R2EssentialsWindowsServer2016WindowsServer2016EssentialsWindowsServer2019WindowsServer2019Essentials MicrosoftEvaluationCenter   Note:StartingwithWindowsServer2012,theevaluationversionmustbeconvertedtoafullretailversion.  ServerStandardCoreinstallscan'tbeconvertedfromEVAL.YoumustchooseDesktopExperienceatthetimeofinstallationtobeabletoconverttoafullylicensedversion. ForotherWindowsinstallationmedia,visittheMicrosoftEvaluationCenterorthedownloadsectionofMicrosoft.com.  Cause  Resolution  ArticleProperties AffectedProduct MicrosoftWindowsServer2016,MicrosoftWindowsSmallBusinessServer2008,MicrosoftWindows2008ServerR2,MicrosoftWindows2012Server,MicrosoftWindows2012ServerR2 LastPublishedDate 09Mar2022 Version6 ArticleTypeSolution Thankyouforyourfeedback. Sorry,ourfeedbacksystemiscurrentlydown.Pleasetryagainlater. Commentscannotcontainthesespecialcharacters:<>()\ ScrollBar