AWS announces availability of Microsoft Windows Server 2025 images on Amazon EC2

Amazon EC2 now supports Microsoft Windows Server 2025 with License Included (LI) Amazon Machine Images (AMIs), providing customers with an easy and flexible way to launch the latest version of Windows Server. By running Windows Server 2025 on Amazon EC2, customers can take advantage of the security, performance, and reliability of AWS with the latest Windows Server features.

Amazon EC2 is the proven, reliable, and secure cloud for your Windows Server workloads. Amazon creates and manages Microsoft Windows Server 2025 AMIs providing a reliable and quick way to launch Windows Server 2025 on EC2 instances. These images support Nitro-based instances with Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) to provide enhanced security. These images also come with features such as Amazon EBS gp3 as the default root volume and the AWS NVMe driver pre-installed, which give you faster throughput and maximize price-performance. In addition, you can seamlessly use these images with pre-qualified services such as AWS Systems Manager, Amazon EC2 Image Builder, and AWS License Manager.

Windows Server 2025 AMIs are available in all commercial AWS Regions and the AWS GovCloud (US) Regions. You can find and launch instances directly from the Amazon EC2 console or through API or CLI commands. All instances running Windows Server 2025 AMIs are billed under the EC2 pricing for Windows operating system (OS).

To learn more about the new AMIs, see AWS Windows AMI reference. To learn more about running Windows Server 2025 on Amazon EC2, visit the Windows Workloads on AWS page.