Microsoft Windows Server 2025 for Dell PowerEdge Servers Installation Guide

Introduction

This document provides instructions to install the Microsoft Windows Server 2025 operating system for Datacenter, Standard, and the Essentials edition.

Microsoft Windows Server 2025 does not support the conversion from Windows Server Core to Server with Desktop Experience and conversely, for more information, see Get Started with Windows Server 2025.

Windows Server 2025 Essentials offering carries the Standard Image with few licensing restrictions. The deployment and post deployment environment have information pertaining to the Standard Offering.

Microsoft Windows Server 2025 installations are highly recommended to configure the system in UEFI mode, for more information, see Installing or reinstalling Microsoft Windows Server 2025.