Why choose Windows
As soon as you click deploy, the Vultr cloud orchestration takes over and spins up your instance in your desired data center.
Cloud Servers Powered By Windows
Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022 are purpose built server operating systems from Microsoft. Similar to the desktop counterparts, Windows Server brings familiarity to the data center for Windows administrators with its graphical environment. Windows Server also offers many server-specific features such as Active Directory, IIS, Server Manager, and much more. It is secure out of the box, and includes an advanced firewall for locking down server applications.
Available Windows Versions
- Windows 2022 Datacenter x64 (+ License Fee)
- Windows 2019 Datacenter x64 (+ License Fee)
- Windows Core 2022 Datacenter x64 (+ License Fee)
- Windows Core 2019 Datacenter x64 (+ License Fee)
- Windows Core 2019 Standard x64 (+ License Fee)
- Windows Core 2016 Standard x64 (+ License Fee)
- Windows Core 2022 Standard x64 (+ License Fee)
- Windows 2022 Standard x64 (+ License Fee)
- Windows 2019 Standard x64 (+ License Fee)
- Windows 2016 Standard x64 (+ License Fee)
Plan comparison
Windows license costs vary based on compute plan selection.
| Storage | CPU | Memory | Bandwidth | Base Price | License Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 GB SSD | 1 CPU | 2 GB | 2 TB | $10/mo | $14/mo |
| 65 GB SSD | 2 CPU | 2 GB | 3 TB | $15/mo | $28/mo |
| 80 GB SSD | 2 CPU | 4 GB | 3 TB | $20/mo | $28/mo |
| 160 GB SSD | 4 CPU | 8 GB | 4 TB | $40/mo | $56/mo |
| 320 GB SSD | 6 CPU | 16 GB | 5 TB | $80/mo | $84/mo |
| 640 GB SSD | 8 CPU | 32 GB | 6 TB | $160/mo | $112/mo |
| 1280 GB SSD | 16 CPU | 64 GB | 10 TB | $320/mo | $224/mo |
| 1600 GB SSD | 24 CPU | 96 GB | 15 TB | $640/mo | $336/mo |
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Additional resources
Documentation and FAQs for Windows
FAQ
You can change the hostname from the customer portal, but this also reinstalls and wipes all data. See our guide to change the hostname without reinstalling.
We recommend several security practices: Make sure you have automatic backups enabled. Keep your Windows server up-to-date with software and security patches. Use the Vultr firewall, the Windows firewall, or both. Use a standard user account for normal tasks. Log in with your administrator-level account only when performing admin tasks.
Use our guide to reset the Administrator password.
We have help available for many networking topics: Learn how to configure a virtual private cloud and configure static networking with multiple IPv4 and IPv6 addresses via the GUI, or in PowerShell. See our troubleshooting guide for general network issues, firewall questions, and see which network ports are blocked by default.
The Vultr Web Console is available if you cannot reach your server by SSH. See our recovery guide using bootable ISOs such as Finnix.
Windows Server licenses are automatically included when provisioning instances with the Windows operating system. Existing Windows Server licenses cannot be transferred to Vultr.
How do I change the Windows hostname?
You can change the hostname from the customer portal, but this also reinstalls and wipes all data. See our guide to change the hostname without reinstalling.