Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Windows Server
AWS
Operating Systems
4 variations
Windows Server 2025 Datacenter preconfigured for AWS, with hotpatching to trim maintenance windows.
Variations
Choose the operating system, cloud and version you need. Every variation is the same hardened Windows Server image, built and supported by cloudimg.
| Product | Cloud | Operating system | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Server 2019 | AWS | Windows Server 2019 | Standard | View · Guide |
| Windows Server 2019 - German with Support | AWS | Windows Server 2019 | Standard | View |
| Windows Server 2022 | AWS | Windows Server 2022 | Standard | View · Guide |
| Windows Server 2025 Datacenter | AWS | Windows | Standard | View · Guide |
Overview
Windows Server is Microsoft's latest long term servicing channel server operating system, built on the 24H2 platform with hotpatching, GPU partitioning, SMB signing by default and TLS 1.3 for LDAP. This image runs it preconfigured with Desktop Experience.
Why the cloudimg image
cloudimg ships a Windows Server 2025 Datacenter with CloudWatch, Systems Manager, EC2Launch v2, enhanced networking and IMDSv2 already installed and configured, so it is operational from launch. Every subscription includes 24/7 Windows Server and AWS experts with a guaranteed 24 hour response SLA.
Common uses
- Active Directory and IIS
- AI workloads with GPU partitioning
- Windows containers
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