Nano Server

Leverage Containers to test and debug Native applications on Nano Server

Today we’d like to share improvements in the test and debug workflow while developing native...

Author: Venkat Yalla [MSFT] Date: 02/24/2017

The Visual Studio project template for developing C++ applications targeting Nano Server is now...

Author: Venkat Yalla [MSFT] Date: 02/17/2017

Introducing the Nano Server Image Builder

Hi there, Scott Johnson here to talk about the new Nano Server Image Builder tool, my new favorite...

Author: Scott M. Johnson Date: 10/15/2016

As part of Windows Server 2016 General Availability, there are new Nano Server images in the Azure...

Author: Dan Harman - MSFT Date: 10/12/2016

Updating Nano Server

[Edit 3/6/2017]: Information in this post has been added to our official Nano Server documentation...

Author: Dan Harman - MSFT Date: 10/07/2016

Appreciating the Windows Server 2016 Desktop Experience

We’ve talked a lot about Nano Server in this blog, but we know many customers will still appreciate...

Author: Derk Benisch [MSFT] Date: 10/04/2016

Performance data collection on Nano Server

Event tracing and Performance Counters in Windows are powerful mechanisms to debug failures,...

Author: Venkat Yalla [MSFT] Date: 09/21/2016

Deploying Nano Server to a Bare-Metal Machine using a WIM and WinPE

There are several ways to deploy Nano Server to a physical machine: Dual-boot a Nano Server vhd or...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 07/29/2016

Nano Server Boot Performance

One of Microsoft’s Premier Field Engineers (Jaromir Kaspar) set up a virtual lab to measure Nano...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 06/24/2016

MySQL on Nano Server

One of Nano Server’s core scenarios is to serve as a lightweight OS for born-in-the-cloud...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 06/13/2016

Nano Server White Papers

Microsoft partners have done an amazing job publishing in-depth white papers and articles on Nano...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 06/02/2016

Nano Server TP5 IaaS Image in Azure - Updated 9/22/2016

[UPDATE 9/22/2016] We wanted to let everyone know that on September 22, 2016, we released an update...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 05/27/2016

Python & Django on Nano Server

One of Nano Server’s core scenarios is to serve as a lightweight OS for born-in-the-cloud...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 05/17/2016

Node.js on Nano Server

One of Nano Server’s core scenarios is to serve as a lightweight OS for born-in-the-cloud...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 05/04/2016

Vulnerability Bug Bounty for Nano Server

With the release of Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5, we are pleased to announce a...

Author: Andrew Mason - MSFT Date: 04/30/2016

NanoServerApiScan.exe updated for TP5

If you developed a 64-bit application, tool, or agent for Windows Server in C/C++, you can use...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2016

PackageManagement Support on Nano Server

It has been a year since we initially released PackageManagement (a.k.a. OneGet) feature in Windows...

Author: Xumins Date: 04/27/2016

WSA Updates in WS 2016 TP5

In Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 we introduced a new installer: Windows Server App (WSA)....

Author: Xumins Date: 04/27/2016

Developing Native Apps on Nano Server

Nano Server represents a great opportunity for applications to get the most of available resources...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2016

Please refer to the updated blog post:...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 04/27/2016

Remoting to Nano Server made easy

I find myself typing the following 3 lines over and over every day: $ip = "1.2.3.4" $s =...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 04/12/2016

IIS, ASP.NET Core, Tomcat, and WordPress on Nano Server

In addition to the IIS documentation in the Nano Server Getting Started guide, here are 4 new blogs...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 02/10/2016

Introducing Server management tools

I am Kriti Jindal, a program manager on the Server management tools team. At last year's Ignite and...

Author: Kriti Jindal Date: 02/09/2016

Updating Nano Server using Windows Update or Windows Server Update Service

THIS HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY THIS POST:...

Author: Andrew Mason - MSFT Date: 01/16/2016

Create your WSA using FireGiant APPX Extension on top of Wix Toolset

Check out the Channel 9 video to learn how to create a Windows Server App (WSA) running on Nano...

Author: Xumins Date: 01/15/2016

Download just Nano Server in a VHD (Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4)

It has been great talking to customers at community events over the past few months. One item of...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 01/07/2016

Nano Server Developer Experience - Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 and above

This blog post is now obsolete. Please go to the new blog post here:...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 12/23/2015

Introducing the Nano Server Recovery Console

The Recovery Console is a diagnostic shell which runs locally on Nano Server to help you...

Author: Derk Benisch [MSFT] Date: 12/10/2015

Deploying Nano Server to a Bare-Metal Machine using a WIM and WinPE

This post is now obsolete. Please check out the updated...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 12/01/2015

This blog post is now obsolete. Please refer to the TP5 version here:...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 11/24/2015

Nano Server Containers

Check out these blogs to learn how to create and deploy Windows Server and Hyper-V containers to a...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 11/19/2015

Hands-on Packaging and Installing your first Windows Server Apps on Nano Server

In the introduction blog to Installing Windows Server Apps on Nano, I introduced the concept of...

Author: Xumins Date: 11/19/2015

Installing Windows Server Apps on Nano Server

The initial public announcement of Nano Server earlier this year aroused a lot of interest and...

Author: Xumins Date: 11/18/2015

Native Binary Scanning Tool (NanoServerApiScan.exe) for Nano Server

This blog post is now obsolete. Please go to the new one here:...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 11/15/2015

How to setup Nano Server to send diagnostic messages off-box for remote analysis.

Have you ever personally had to troubleshoot Nano Server but didn’t know where to start...

Author: Derk Benisch [MSFT] Date: 10/12/2015

OpenStack and Vagrant with Nano Server

As we hear about interesting information on using Nano Server will post links to them in the Nano...

Author: Andrew Mason - MSFT Date: 10/02/2015

Nano Server Microsoft Virtual Academy Training course

Hi, A few weeks back, Refaat and I spent the day in the studio recording a set of training modules...

Author: Andrew Mason - MSFT Date: 09/23/2015

Tell us how to improve the servicing and deployment of Windows Server

Hi, this is Andrew from the Nano Server team. Do you want your server OS deployment and servicing to...

Author: Andrew Mason - MSFT Date: 09/09/2015

Nano Server Developer Experience and Tools

This blog post is now obsolete. Please go to the new blog post here:...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 08/10/2015

How to use WDS to PxE Boot a Nano Server VHD ... the PowerShell version :)

Check out PowerShell Magazine's cool new post: How to use WDS to PXE Boot a Nano Server VHD with...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 06/29/2015

PowerShell Script to build your Nano Server Image

This script is now retired! It has been replaced with the NanoServerImageGenerator.psm1 module on...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 06/15/2015

How to use WDS to PxE Boot a Nano Server VHD

If you haven’t already, please refer to the “Getting Started with Nano Server”...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 06/02/2015

SSH is coming

Customers have been asking for SSH in Windows Server for a long time and it has been a very common...

Author: Andrew Mason - MSFT Date: 06/02/2015

How to display ipconfig on Nano Server every time it boots

When you read through the “Getting Started with Nano Server” guide, you’ll come...

Author: Refaat Issa [MSFT] Date: 05/18/2015

Nano Server Forum

We now have our Nano Server TechNet forum up and running at:...

Author: Andrew Mason - MSFT Date: 05/18/2015

Welcome to the new Nano Server blog

For our first blog post, I’ll start with some links to various resources about Nano Server....

Author: Andrew Mason - MSFT Date: 05/12/2015