| Edition | Description | Primary Use Case | |--------|-------------|-------------------| | | Full features, unlimited Hyper-V containers, Storage Spaces Direct | Large enterprises, virtualization-heavy environments | | Standard | Full features, limited to 2 Hyper-V containers, no Storage Spaces Direct | SMBs, general-purpose servers | | Essentials | Smaller feature set, limited to 25 users / 50 devices | Small businesses (no domain trust) | | Hyper-V Server | Standalone hypervisor (free, no GUI) | Dedicated virtualization hosts |
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The system requirements for Windows Server 2016 are: | Edition | Description | Primary Use Case