Microsoft released Windows Server 2019 Build 17744

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Microsoft today released the latest Windows Server 2019 build, 17744. There are no new front-end features added in this update, but improvements have been made on Hyper-V:

Windows Server 2019 Build 17733

Microsoft Hyper-V Server provides a robust, optimized enterprise-class virtualization platform that enables improved server utilization and reduced costs. This preview release of Microsoft Hyper-V Server includes various updates and fixes including:

  • Installation no longer prompts for a product key. Microsoft Hyper-V Server is an enterprise hypervisor that is provided at no additional cost.
  • Administrators are now properly prompted to change their passwords when initially signing in.
  • Updated installation branding.

Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2019 also includes additional features such as:

  • Failover Clustering hardening. Failover Clustering no longer requires the use of NTLM.
  • Server Message Block (SMB) hardening. SMB 1.0 is disabled by default.
  • Windows Subsystem for Linux is built in.
  • Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection is built in.
  • .NET Framework 4.7 is built-in. (Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2016 included .NET Framework 4.6).

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