7 Appendix B: Product Behavior
The information in this specification is applicable to the following Microsoft products or supplemental software. References to product versions include updates to those products.
The following table shows the relationships between Microsoft product versions or supplemental software and the roles they perform.
|
Windows Releases |
Server Role |
Client Role |
|---|---|---|
|
Windows 7 operating system |
No |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 8 operating system |
No |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2012 operating system |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 8.1 operating system |
No |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 10 operating system |
No |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2016 operating system |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Server operating system |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2019 operating system |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows Server 2022 operating system |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Windows 11 operating system |
No |
Yes |
Exceptions, if any, are noted in this section. If an update version, service pack or Knowledge Base (KB) number appears with a product name, the behavior changed in that update. The new behavior also applies to subsequent updates unless otherwise specified. If a product edition appears with the product version, behavior is different in that product edition.
Unless otherwise specified, any statement of optional behavior in this specification that is prescribed using the terms "SHOULD" or "SHOULD NOT" implies product behavior in accordance with the SHOULD or SHOULD NOT prescription. Unless otherwise specified, the term "MAY" implies that the product does not follow the prescription.
<1> Section 3.1.3: Applicable Windows Server releases set the DefaultLanguage parameter to the installed language.