Windows 2019 & Windows 2022 VHD Download URLs Broke 404

S. Beck 5 Reputation points
2025-01-17T19:10:57.8166667+00:00

Receive 404 errors when attempting to download VHDs for Windows Server 2019 and 2022. The following URLs provide the option to download VHD(s), but then you get the 404.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-server-2019
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/download-windows-server-2022

Actual 404 URLs for the VHDs:
https://software-download.microsoft.com/download/pr/20348.169.amd64fre.fe_release_svc_refresh.210806-2348_server_serverdatacentereval_en-us.vhd

https://software-download.microsoft.com/download/pr/17763.737.amd64fre.rs5_release_svc_refresh.190906-2324_server_serverdatacentereval_en-us_1.vhd

VHD download for Windows Server 2025 works. 2019 still has extended support and 2022 is still supported, so it should still be possible to download these.

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  1. Andreas Baumgarten 117.7K Reputation points MVP
    2025-01-17T19:23:23.24+00:00

    Hi @S. Beck ,

    I tested both URLs in your question just a second ago. Both were working fine.

    Maybe it was just a hick up on the web site. Please give it another try.


    (If the reply was helpful please don't forget to upvote and/or accept as answer, thank you)

    Regards

    Andreas Baumgarten


  2. Marcin Policht 35,360 Reputation points MVP
    2025-01-17T19:24:31.45+00:00

    Use the following instead

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2019

    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-windows-server-2022


    If the above response helps answer your question, remember to "Accept Answer" so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution. Your contribution is highly appreciated.

    hth

    Marcin


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