Windows 10: Is it possible to upgrade Windows 10 to Server 2012 R2?

Discus and support Is it possible to upgrade Windows 10 to Server 2012 R2? in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I can guess the answer, no, but you never know. Is it possible to upgrade Windows 10 Pro 64-bit to Windows Server 2012 R2? What happens if you run the... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by spapakons, Mar 14, 2016.

  1. spapakons Win User

    Is it possible to upgrade Windows 10 to Server 2012 R2?


    I can guess the answer, no, but you never know. Is it possible to upgrade Windows 10 Pro 64-bit to Windows Server 2012 R2? What happens if you run the setup from Windows 10 Pro? You will be given the choice to upgrade, or be prompted to restart and do a clean installation? As far as I know, Windows Server 2012 R2 is the server counterpart of Windows 10. They even share most of the drivers. Assuming you have a computer running Windows 10 Pro and want to convert that to a small server, running say Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition. Is that possible, or you have to format and clean install? Hopefully the drivers will be the same as in Windows 10.

    Alternatively, is there any upgrade/addon to add server aspects in Windows 10 Pro (eg mail server, file server or HTTP server)? Is there an equivalent of Windows Home Server for Windows 10?

    Thank you for your time.

    :)
     
    spapakons, Mar 14, 2016
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  2. Windows 2012 Server to Windows 10

    Hi,

    I have a Windows 2012 server ("Windows Server 2012 Foundation"). I bought it a few years ago from Dell for a project that has since ended. I no longer need the machine to be a server and would like to repurpose it as a Windows 10 workstation. Is this possible?
    I tried running the Windows 10 installer but it won't do anything except tell me to contact my system administrator for help.

    I suspect that I would need to install Windows 10 from scratch instead of as an upgrade, but I don't know how to do that or if it's even possible.

    Thanks,

    Frank
     
    FrankLaRosa, Mar 14, 2016
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  3. tkenton Win User
    Dual Boot Windows Server 2012 and Windows 10

    Is it possible to dual boot Windows Server 2012 and Windows 10?
     
    tkenton, Mar 14, 2016
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  4. Mystere Win User

    Is it possible to upgrade Windows 10 to Server 2012 R2?

    No. Windows Server 2012 R2 is the server version of Windows 8.1

    The server version of Windows 10 has not yet been released, but it will be called Windows Server 2016.

    And no, you cannot upgrade a desktop OS to a Server OS.
     
    Mystere, Mar 15, 2016
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  5. spapakons Win User
    I thought so... OK I guess if I ever have the opportunity to create a small server, I'll have to do a clean installation. I thought Windows Server 2012 was the equivalent of Windows 8 and 2012 R2 that of 10. At least I learned something new *Smile

    What about add-ons or third party utilities to create a file server or mail server or whatever in Windows 10? Are there any official Microsoft tools? Are there some Windows 10 features I could enable and adjust? Thank you.
     
    spapakons, Apr 4, 2018
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