Microsoft Nano Server

microsoft os windows

Nano Server is a minimal installation option of Windows Server offering a smaller disc footprint with a smaller attack surface. It was initially intended as even smaller installation option compared to Windows Server Core. Starting with 1709 it was removed as installation option and going forward is only offered as Windows container base image.

Release Released Active Support Security Support Latest
Nano Server 2022 (LTSC) 3 years ago
(18 Aug 2021)
Ends in 1 year and 10 months
(13 Oct 2026)
Ends in 6 years and 10 months
(14 Oct 2031)
10.0.20348
Nano Server 20H2 4 years ago
(20 Oct 2020)
Ended 2 years and 3 months ago
(09 Aug 2022)
Ended 2 years and 3 months ago
(09 Aug 2022)
10.0.19042
Nano Server 2004 4 years and 6 months ago
(27 May 2020)
Ended 2 years and 11 months ago
(14 Dec 2021)
Ended 2 years and 11 months ago
(14 Dec 2021)
10.0.19041
Nano Server 1909 5 years ago
(12 Nov 2019)
Ended 3 years and 6 months ago
(11 May 2021)
Ended 3 years and 6 months ago
(11 May 2021)
10.0.18363
Nano Server 1903 5 years ago
(21 May 2019)
Ended 3 years and 12 months ago
(08 Dec 2020)
Ended 3 years and 12 months ago
(08 Dec 2020)
10.0.18362
Nano Server 1809 6 years ago
(13 Nov 2018)
Ended 4 years ago
(10 Nov 2020)
Ended 4 years ago
(10 Nov 2020)
10.0.17763
Nano Server 2019 (LTSC) 6 years ago
(13 Nov 2018)
Ended 10 months ago
(09 Jan 2024)
Ends in 4 years
(09 Jan 2029)
10.0.17763
Nano Server 1803 6 years ago
(30 Apr 2018)
Ended 5 years ago
(12 Nov 2019)
Ended 5 years ago
(12 Nov 2019)
10.0.17134
Nano Server 1709 7 years ago
(17 Oct 2017)
Ended 5 years and 7 months ago
(09 Apr 2019)
Ended 5 years and 7 months ago
(09 Apr 2019)
10.0.16299
Nano Server 1607 8 years ago
(15 Oct 2016)
Ended 6 years ago
(10 Sep 2018)
Ended 6 years ago
(10 Sep 2018)
10.0.14393

See Windows Server Servicing channels for information on the servicing channels.

More information is available on the Microsoft Nano Server website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

You can check the version that you are currently using by running:
winver

You can submit an improvement to this page on GitHub :octocat: . This page has a corresponding Talk Page.

A JSON version of this page is available at /api/windows-nano-server.json. See the API Documentation for more information. You can subscribe to the iCalendar feed at /calendar/windows-nano-server.ics.