Comparison of locks and limits in Windows Server
Use this article to compare the operating system locks and limits across the different editions of Windows Server.
Locks and limits
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Locks and limits | Windows Server 2025 Standard | Windows Server 2025 Datacenter | Windows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition |
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Maximum number of users | Based on CALs | Based on CALs | Based on CALs |
Maximum SMB connections | 16,777,216 | 16,777,216 | 16,777,216 |
Maximum RRAS connections | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Maximum IAS connections | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 |
Maximum RDS connections | 65,535 | 65,535 | 65,535 |
Maximum number of 64-bit sockets | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Maximum number of cores | Unlimited | Unlimited | 2,048 logical processors |
Maximum RAM |
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Can be used as virtualization guest | Yes; 2 virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license | Yes; unlimited virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license | Yes; unlimited virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license |
Windows Server Containers | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Virtual OSE/Hyper-V isolated Containers | 2 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Windows Server Containers | Unlimited Windows containers and up to two Hyper-V containers | Unlimited Windows containers and Hyper-V containers | Unlimited Windows containers and Hyper-V containers |
Storage Replica | 1 partnership and 1 resource group with a single 2TB volume | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Locks and limits | Windows Server 2022 Standard | Windows Server 2022 Datacenter | Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition |
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Maximum number of users | Based on CALs | Based on CALs | Based on CALs |
Maximum SMB connections | 16,777,216 | 16,777,216 | 16,777,216 |
Maximum RRAS connections | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Maximum IAS connections | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 |
Maximum RDS connections | 65,535 | 65,535 | 65,535 |
Maximum number of 64-bit sockets | 64 | 64 | 64 |
Maximum number of cores | Unlimited | Unlimited | 1,024 logical processors |
Maximum RAM |
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Can be used as virtualization guest | Yes; 2 virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license | Yes; unlimited virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license | Yes; unlimited virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license |
Windows Server Containers | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Virtual OSE/Hyper-V isolated Containers | 2 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Windows Server Containers | Unlimited Windows containers and up to two Hyper-V containers | Unlimited Windows containers and Hyper-V containers | Unlimited Windows containers and Hyper-V containers |
Storage Replica | 1 partnership and 1 resource group with a single 2TB volume | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Locks and limits | Windows Server 2019 Standard | Windows Server 2019 Datacenter |
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Maximum number of users | Based on CALs | Based on CALs |
Maximum SMB connections | 16,777,216 | 16,777,216 |
Maximum RRAS connections | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Maximum IAS connections | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 |
Maximum RDS connections | 65,535 | 65,535 |
Maximum number of 64-bit sockets | 64 | 64 |
Maximum number of cores | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Maximum RAM | 24 TB | 24 TB |
Can be used as virtualization guest | Yes; 2 virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license | Yes; unlimited virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license |
Windows Server Containers | Unlimited Windows containers and up to two Hyper-V containers | Unlimited Windows containers and Hyper-V containers |
Locks and limits | Windows Server 2016 Standard | Windows Server 2016 Datacenter |
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Maximum number of users | Based on CALs | Based on CALs |
Maximum SMB connections | 16,777,216 | 16,777,216 |
Maximum RRAS connections | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Maximum IAS connections | 2,147,483,647 | 2,147,483,647 |
Maximum RDS connections | 65,535 | 65,535 |
Maximum number of 64-bit sockets | 64 | 64 |
Maximum number of cores | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Maximum RAM | 24 TB | 24 TB |
Can be used as virtualization guest | Yes; 2 virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license | Yes; unlimited virtual machines, plus one Hyper-V host per license |
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