Microsoft has rolled out build 25217 to the Windows 11 development channel, which included fixes for the taskbar and widgets, an updated Microsoft Store experience, an enhanced Teams chat experience, and hidden user experience changes for search. As usual, the company has also released the same build for the Windows Server Insider Preview.
Build 25217 is available as an ISO download from the Windows Server Insider website, along with a VHDX virtual machine image available. Although this uses the same underlying kernel as the Windows 11 Dev build development, as usual, no change logs are available, so it is unclear what is new in this release.
The branding of the server operating system has still not been updated and remains Windows Server 2022 in the preview. in addition, Microsoft has asked insiders to refer to these builds as vNext rather than Windows Server 2022 which is already in the market
The download versions currently available are
Windows Server VNext Preview ISO – Build 25217
Windows Server VNext Preview VHDX – Build 25217
Microsoft Server Languages and Optional Features Preview – Build 25217
Windows Admin Center 2208 Preview
The corresponding valid keys for the preview version are
Server Standard: MFY9F-XBN2F-TYFMP-CCV49-RMYVH
Datacenter: 2KNJJ-33Y9H-2GXGX-KMQWH-G6H67
The expiry date for this version is 15 September 2023.
