Need another user

Question

my carabonite safe server backup will not work on my essentials 2016 because it creates a user and that puts my user accounts at 26. Can i purchase a CAL for essentials 2016?

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Answer 1

Hi,

Windows Server Essentials has it limitation – supports up to 25 users/50 devices.

If your user or device number will exceed the limitation, it is recommended to migrate to Standard OS version.

Growing Beyond 25 Users with Windows Server 2012 Essentials (it is also applied to Windows Server 2016 Essentials):
https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/windows-server-essentials-and/growing-beyond-25-users-with-windows-server-2012-essentials/ba-p/398384