21. How to In place upgrade Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2022

Windows Server 2022 Video Tutorials for Beginners:
This is a step by step guide on How to Perform In-place upgrade from Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2022.
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[@pama1]

Great, went through the update of my lab server and this video helped!

[@MSFTWebCast]

Glad it helped!

[@serdnaa123]

Thanks for share!

[@CarlosFernan87]

Awesome 👍. Thanks

[@a.dursun7581]

thanks for great work... possible to post all commands you are using in your videos ? that would help us very...

[@MSFTWebCast]

##### Get-ADObject (Get-ADRootDSE).schemaNamingContext -Property objectVersion ##### Type command cd /support/adprep and press enter key. ##### Type command: Adprep.exe /forestPrep and press enter key.

[@dimitristsoutsouras2712]

A tip: you should include as well renaming of the sever's name in order to fit the new version as ws2k19dc instead of ws2k16dc

[@ChanabasagoudaVH]

thank you and please make video for Gmail to office 365 migration

[@vigneshsekar3029]

Thanks. No need to Transfer FMSO Role for in-place upgrade?

[@mirzairfan3426]

that is why he choose to upgrade the ADC first not the PDC.

[@shaztech9484]

When i try to uprade the keep files & configuration option is greyed out, How i can enable this? and when install windows 2022 server it doesn't went to enter the license key page

[@mirzairfan3426]

I think you are not selecting the desktop experience, Please choose that and you will be able to select the keep files option. Other reason could be that the ISO file which you downloaded is in different language which is currently installed. Please download the correct language ISO file and try again.

[@62128Kevin]

Hello, in which case It is better to perform an in place upgrade vs migration please ?

[@MSFTWebCast]

Generally recommended way is to go for the side by side migration. Most of time we have the newer hardware and new Server OS. But nowadays our old server hardware is also capable enough to run the newer version of Server OS. Also we are running our servers in Virtual machines, it also eliminates the hardware dependencies. So that is the reason why Microsoft suggest that we can go for in place upgrade in that type of condition. So for AD or server migration with VM's, go for in-place upgrade.

[@saisumanth2289]

How can we know that, for which windows server os version has supported which schema object version? Or as part of best practice should we need to prepare the forest and domain wide information?

[@raajkhamal317]

Ref this article

[@alvi932]

Hi could we do in place upgrade 2016 dc running on azure as an IaaS vm to 2022 domain controller?

[@glenntembo2693]

Thanks MSFT

[@jeffreyooi1971]

How about for those normal windows server like file or application server? The step is the same? Because it's not a domain controller server

[@mirzairfan3426]

Yes, Steps are same, but you need to make sure those applications running on these servers are compatible with Windows Server 2022, otherwise you will start facing issue.

[@JaiMaaJwalaJiDarbarJaleraHP]

if we have to update second domain controller , do we need to log in to that domain controller or can we upgrade that DC remotely , from the same Domain controller from which we did upgrade.

[@MSFTWebCast]

We can start the upgrade remotely but I wouldn't do that. Because during the upgrade process, I want to see the progress. I also want to monitor the process if any errors come up.

[@prashanth4899]

Can we do this upgrade on azure VM as well?

[@MSFTWebCast]

Yes.

[@dan-iq2ul]

Can this process work with a server currently running server 2012 R2?

[@MSFTWebCast]

No, Only Windows Server 2016 and Server 2019 are supported for in-place upgrades.

[@SKumar-vLog]

Hello .. I just want to discuss with you regarding Upgrade and Azure Migration task.. I want training for these 2 topics.. I will pay for it .. I am doing it by watching KZbin but I am getting error... So I need someone who can help ..

[@MSFTWebCast]

Please send me an email. Find email address on channels about page.

[@SachinChabukshwar]

can you please share the link for server 2022 standard iso

[@MSFTWebCast]

This is the evaluation edition ISO image: info.microsoft.com/ww-landing-windows-server-2022.html?lcid=en-IN