{"id":5297,"date":"2018-09-21T05:56:56","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T12:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/?p=5297"},"modified":"2022-04-03T23:18:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T06:18:32","slug":"windows-server-2019-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/windows\/windows-server-2019-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"An Early Look at Windows Server 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"no-lazy-load\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/about-windows-server-2019.png\" title=\"Windows Server 2019 Preview\" alt=\"Windows Server 2019 Preview\" border=\"0\" width=\"460\" height=\"423\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Have you heard? Microsoft is set to release Windows Server 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/cloudblogs.microsoft.com\/windowsserver\/2018\/03\/20\/introducing-windows-server-2019-now-available-in-preview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">later this year<\/a>. It seems that consumer releases (like Windows 10) are launched with trumpets and parades while server releases sneak up on you in the middle of the night! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<h2><b>So what&#8217;s new in Windows Server 2019?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>Here are our highlights from the August 2018 Insider preview (Build 17744):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<p>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows-server\/manage\/windows-admin-center\/understand\/windows-admin-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Admin Center (WAC)<\/a><\/b>: Microsoft&#8217;s powerful browser-based server management tool is a one-stop-shop for administering PC&#8217;s &mdash; locally or remotely. Check out our <a href=\"\/blog\/windows-services\/windows-admin-center\/\">review of WAC<\/a> for a deeper look.\n<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/windows-admin-center.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Windows Admin Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"lazyload image-padding\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/windows-admin-center.png\" title=\"Windows Admin Center (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Windows Admin Center\" border=\"0\" width=\"520\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/windows-admin-center.png\" title=\"Windows Admin Center (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Windows Admin Center\" border=\"0\" width=\"520\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windowsforbusiness\/windows-atp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP)<\/a><\/b>: Beyond the traditional preventative protection technologies found in previous versions Defender, ATP features support for post-breach intrusion detection, automated investigation, and more.\n<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/windows-virus-threat-protection.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Windows Threat Protection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"lazyload image-padding\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/windows-virus-threat-protection.png\" title=\"Windows Threat Protection (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Windows Threat Protection\" border=\"0\" width=\"520\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/windows-virus-threat-protection.png\" title=\"Windows Threat Protection (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Windows Threat Protection\" border=\"0\" width=\"520\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n<b>Improved Security for Linux VM&#8217;s<\/b>: Linux virtual machines can now benefit from Server 2016&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/datacentersecurity\/2016\/03\/14\/windows-server-2016-shielded-vms-protecting-tenant-secrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shielded Virtual Machines<\/a> technology, which can help to prevent the unauthorized copying of company resources.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\n<b><a href=\"https:\/\/kubernetes.io\/blog\/2018\/01\/kubernetes-v19-beta-windows-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Support for Kubernetes (in Beta)<\/a><\/b>: Administrators running Kubernetes pods will be happy to see first-class support for the popular container technology in Server 2019. This beta version is a respectable start and we look forward to continued improvements on the way to a general release early next year.\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2><b>Any updates for Windows Services?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nServer 2019 brings no documented changes to the Windows Services SDK functions. The <a href=\"\/blog\/windows-services\/essential-tools-windows-services-msc\/\">Services Control Panel application<\/a> remains the same as it has for many years now.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThe only significant difference is the removal of the Interactive Services Detection service, which makes it impossible to access Session 0 in Server 2019. This is not a surprise though; Microsoft is being consistent with the same <a href=\"\/blog\/windows-services\/interactive-services-removed-windows-10\/\">change made in Windows 10 build 1803<\/a> (released in April).\n<\/p>\n<h2><b>Does AlwaysUp work with Server 2019?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nYes!\n<\/p>\n<p>\nOur week-long testing with various applications failed to uncover a single defect or problem.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHere is AlwaysUp happily running Dropbox as a Windows Service:\n<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/dropbox-service-on-windows-server-2019.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"AlwaysUp running Dropbox on Server 2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"lazyload image-padding\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/dropbox-service-on-windows-server-2019.png\" title=\"AlwaysUp running Dropbox on Server 2019 (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"AlwaysUp running Dropbox on Server 2019\" border=\"0\" width=\"520\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/dropbox-service-on-windows-server-2019.png\" title=\"AlwaysUp running Dropbox on Server 2019 (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"AlwaysUp running Dropbox on Server 2019\" border=\"0\" width=\"520\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<h2><b>Does Service Protector run fine too?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nThe story was the same with Service Protector. No problems at all on Server 2019.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nHere we see Service Protector protecting the Windows Defender Firewall Service:\n<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/service-protector-windows-server-2019.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Service Protector on Windows Server 2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"lazyload image-padding\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/service-protector-windows-server-2019.png\" title=\"Service Protector on Windows Server 2019 (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Service Protector on Windows Server 2019\" border=\"0\" width=\"520\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/service-protector-windows-server-2019.png\" title=\"Service Protector on Windows Server 2019 (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Service Protector on Windows Server 2019\" border=\"0\" width=\"520\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<h2><b>And how about all your other utilities?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>\nThumbs up there too!\n<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/utilities-running-on-server-2019.png\" class=\"zoomPopup\" title=\"Utilities running on Windows Server 2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img class=\"lazyload image-padding\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/utilities-running-on-server-2019.png\" title=\"Utilities running on Windows Server 2019 (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Utilities running on Windows Server 2019\" border=\"0\" width=\"520\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-padding\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.coretechnologies.com\/blog\/images\/utilities-running-on-server-2019.png\" title=\"Utilities running on Windows Server 2019 (click to enlarge)\" alt=\"Utilities running on Windows Server 2019\" border=\"0\" width=\"520\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/div>\n<h2><b>Where can I find out more about Windows Server 2019?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Join the <a href=\"https:\/\/insider.windows.com\/en-us\/for-business-getting-started-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows Insider Program<\/a> to get access to Windows Server 2019 (and other pre-release software from Microsoft).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/software-download\/windowsinsiderpreviewserver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download the Windows Server 2019 Insider Preview<\/a> and kick the tires for yourself!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>\nWatch Microsoft&#8217;s Jeff Woolsey present some of the new features in Server 2019 in this 18 minute video:\n<\/p>\n<div align=\"left\" class=\"video-responsive\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" style=\"border-width:1px;border-style:solid;border-color:rgb(205,205,205)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/videoplayer\/embed\/RE2tZqi\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<!-- relpost-thumb-wrapper --><div class=\"relpost-thumb-wrapper\"><!-- filter-class --><div class=\"relpost-thumb-container\"><style>.relpost-block-single-image, .relpost-post-image { margin-bottom: 10px; 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