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Explore upgrade options and the desktop experience.
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−### Upgrade by using Windows Update
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−You can perform an in-place upgrade from source media or Windows Update. Microsoft offers an optional in-place upgrade capability through Windows Update, which is known as a feature update. The feature update is available to Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 devices.
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−When you upgrade by using Windows Update from the **Settings** dialog, you can perform the installation directly from Windows Update within the desktop or by using `SConfig` for Server Core. Your organization might prefer to implement upgrades incrementally and want to control the availability of this optional upgrade by using Group Policy.
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−To learn more about how to manage the offer of feature updates, see [Manage feature updates with Group Policy on Windows Server](manage-feature-updates-group-policy.md).
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### In-place upgrade from Windows Server 2012 R2
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With Windows Server 2025, you can upgrade up to four versions at a time. You can upgrade directly to Windows Server 2025 from Windows Server 2012 R2 and later.
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