Windows Server 2022 VPS — Host4Fun
180-Day EVAL License Included Free — Full RDP Access

Production standard.
Battle-tested. Enterprise-ready.

Windows Server 2022 VPS with free 180-day EVAL license. Secured-core security, SMB over QUIC, TLS 1.3 native, Azure Arc, Windows Admin Center. AMD Ryzen, DDR5, NVMe SSD, 10Gbps. 35+ global locations. Supported until October 2031.

Deploy Windows Server 2022 VPS View plans from $5/mo
Also available: Server 2025 Server 2019 Server 2016 Server 2012
180
Day EVAL license
2031
End of support
35+
Global locations
NVMe
SSD storage
$5/mo
Starting price
AMD Ryzen CPU
DDR5 RAM
NVMe SSD
10Gbps network
180-day EVAL license
Full RDP access
Secured-core
Crypto accepted
Why Host4Fun

Why choose Host4Fun for Windows Server 2022 VPS?

The proven production-grade Windows Server. Secured-core, SMB over QUIC, TLS 1.3, Azure Arc. EVAL license included, full RDP from day one, 35+ global locations.

180-day EVAL license included free

Every Windows Server 2022 VPS at Host4Fun includes a 180-day evaluation license at no extra cost. This is the full, unrestricted version of Windows Server 2022 — all features, all roles, no limitations. Perfect for production testing, IIS/SQL Server staging, RDS deployments and proof-of-concept environments without any upfront licence cost.

Full RDP access from day one

Connect via Remote Desktop Protocol within minutes of deployment. Use any Windows, macOS or Linux RDP client with the administrator credentials provided automatically. Windows Server 2022 uses TLS 1.3 and Network Level Authentication for secure, encrypted remote connections to your VPS from anywhere in the world.

Secured-core — enterprise security available

Windows Server 2022 supports Secured-core server, enabling Virtualization-based Security, HVCI, Credential Guard and Secure Boot. These hardware-level protections guard against firmware attacks, driver exploits and credential theft. The battle-tested security stack that enterprises trust for production workloads, now available on Host4Fun VPS infrastructure from $5/month.

SMB over QUIC and TLS 1.3 networking

Windows Server 2022 brings SMB over QUIC — secure file sharing over the internet without a VPN — and TLS 1.3 natively across all Windows services. This is the most secure and performant Windows Server networking stack before the Windows Server 2025 generation. Ideal for distributed file access, secure inter-server communication and modern .NET API hosting.

35+ global locations

Germany Windows Server 2022 VPS, Singapore Windows Server 2022 VPS, New York Windows Server 2022 VPS, UK Windows Server 2022 VPS — deploy where your users are. Low-latency RDP sessions and fast application responses from 35+ worldwide data centres. Windows Server 2022 is the proven choice for production deployments across all regions.

Pay any way, including crypto

Credit card, PayPal, Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and 50+ cryptocurrencies accepted. Monthly or annual billing — save 40% on annual plans. No long-term contracts, no setup fees and no cancellation penalties. Scale your Windows Server 2022 VPS plan up as your workload grows.

EVAL license explained

The 180-day Windows Server EVAL license — everything you need to know

A Windows Server EVAL (evaluation) license is a fully functional copy of Windows Server 2022 that is valid for 180 days from first boot. There are no feature restrictions whatsoever — every server role, every feature, every management tool and every capability is available from day one. Host4Fun includes this license with every Windows Server 2022 VPS plan at no extra charge.

The EVAL license is the ideal way to run a production-grade Windows Server 2022 environment immediately. Use it for IIS and ASP.NET web application testing, SQL Server staging, RDS deployments, headless browser automation, Forex trading bots and enterprise application proof-of-concept deployments — all without any upfront licence cost for 180 days.

Day 1

Full access begins

Your VPS is live with the full EVAL license active. All Windows Server 2022 features, roles and capabilities are available immediately — Secured-core, SMB over QUIC, Azure Arc, IIS, RDS and more.

Day 90

Halfway reminder shown

Windows Server Manager displays a notification that 90 days remain on the evaluation. No service interruption — everything continues running normally.

Day 150

30-day warning begins

Windows displays licence expiry notifications more frequently. Your server continues to run without any interruption. Time to decide on your next step.

Day 180

EVAL period ends

The server enters reduced-functionality mode — it will shut down every hour. Convert to a full licence, redeploy with a fresh EVAL, or upgrade your workload to Windows Server 2025.

What is included in the EVAL license

  • Full Windows Server 2022 — zero feature restrictions
  • All server roles: IIS, RDS, DNS, DHCP, AD DS, Hyper-V, File Services
  • Windows Admin Center for browser-based management
  • Secured-core, SMB over QUIC and TLS 1.3
  • Azure Arc integration capability
  • Full RDP and PowerShell remote access
  • 180 days from first boot — no credit card for the licence

Your options when EVAL expires

  • Convert to a full retail or volume licence key via SLMGR command
  • Redeploy a fresh VPS with a new 180-day EVAL period
  • Activate with a KMS server for volume licence environments
  • Upgrade your workload to Windows Server 2025 for longest support

Best uses for the 180-day EVAL

  • IIS and ASP.NET production-grade web application testing
  • SQL Server 2019 and 2022 staging environments
  • RDS multi-session deployment validation
  • Forex/MT4/MT5 and trading bot environments
  • Headless Chrome/Firefox browser automation rigs
  • Microsoft certification and enterprise lab environments
What's new in 2022

Windows Server 2022 key features for VPS deployments

Windows Server 2022 is the mature, battle-tested production standard. Here is what matters for your VPS deployment on Host4Fun.

🛡

Secured-core server

  • Virtualization-based Security (VBS) isolates sensitive OS components
  • Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI) enforced
  • Credential Guard protects domain and local credentials
  • Secure Boot enforced at the hypervisor level
  • Protects against firmware, driver and kernel-level attacks
📡

SMB over QUIC and TLS 1.3

  • SMB over QUIC — encrypted file shares over internet without a VPN
  • QUIC transport for low-latency, firewall-friendly connections
  • TLS 1.3 natively across all Windows Server 2022 services
  • SMB compression reduces bandwidth for large file transfers
  • DNS over HTTPS (DoH) natively supported
☁

Azure Arc integration

  • Register your Host4Fun VPS with Azure portal for hybrid management
  • Azure Policy for compliance reporting on non-Azure servers
  • Microsoft Defender for Cloud security monitoring
  • Azure Monitor and Log Analytics for metrics and alerting
  • Azure Update Manager for centralised patch management
📦

Windows Containers and Kubernetes

  • Improved Windows Container isolation and performance
  • Containerd runtime support for Kubernetes node compatibility
  • Run .NET Framework apps that cannot containerise on Linux
  • Smaller base image sizes than Windows Server 2019
  • Improved Hyper-V isolation for container security boundaries
💻

Windows Admin Center and management

  • Windows Admin Center — modern browser-based server management
  • Manage IIS, storage, networking and roles from any browser
  • PowerShell 5.1 and PowerShell 7 side-by-side
  • Windows Server Manager with improved performance insights
  • Event Viewer, Task Scheduler and Performance Monitor via WAC
🔑

Active Directory and identity

  • AD DS with improved Kerberos AES and LDAP channel binding
  • Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) enhancements
  • Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA) improvements
  • Windows Hello for Business enhanced integration
  • Fine-grained password policies and Protected Users group
Use cases

What to run on Windows Server 2022 VPS

From Chrome, Firefox and Edge headless browser automation to Forex bots, IIS, SQL Server 2022, RDS and enterprise .NET applications — Windows Server 2022 is the proven production platform on AMD Ryzen hardware.

Forex trading & MT4/MT5

Run MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5 and Expert Advisors 24/7 on Windows Server 2022 — the most trusted Windows Server version for production trading bot environments. Deploy close to your broker's matching engine in New York, Frankfurt, London or Singapore for the lowest possible execution latency.

MT4 / MT5 / EA / Forex

Headless browsers & web automation

Run Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Chromium — headless or headed — on Windows Server 2022. Use Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium WebDriver or Cypress for automated browser testing, web scraping, screenshot services, RPA and UI automation workflows. Full RDP access lets you monitor and debug browser sessions visually at any time.

Chrome / Firefox / Edge / Playwright / Selenium

Automated trading & crypto bots

Run Python trading bots, C# algorithmic systems and crypto arbitrage scripts 24/7 on Windows Server 2022. Schedule tasks via Windows Task Scheduler, monitor via RDP and run multiple bot instances simultaneously. Windows Server 2022's mature platform minimises unexpected OS-level interruptions in production bot environments.

Python / C# / Crypto bots

Remote Desktop Services (RDS)

Multi-user RDP sessions, RemoteApp streaming and remote desktop for teams. Windows Server 2022 RDS is the production-standard multi-session Windows Server platform with proven reliability across thousands of enterprise deployments worldwide. Ideal for providing remote access to Windows applications across a team.

RDP / RemoteApp / Multi-user

IIS and ASP.NET web hosting

Host ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET 4.8, PHP, Node.js and Python on IIS 10.0 with TLS 1.3 and modern cipher suites. Windows Server 2022 IIS is the most battle-tested version for production .NET workloads. Ideal for enterprise web applications, customer-facing APIs and .NET MVC or Web API services.

IIS 10 / ASP.NET / .NET Core

SQL Server 2019 & 2022 hosting

Run SQL Server 2019 or SQL Server 2022 on Windows Server 2022 with NVMe SSD for high IOPS. Windows Server 2022 is the recommended host OS for SQL Server 2022, providing the latest T-SQL features, ledger tables and Azure Synapse Link. Secured-core provides kernel-level protection for regulated database workloads.

SQL Server 2022 / 2019 / MSSQL

Dev, CI/CD and build pipelines

Use the 180-day EVAL for .NET development, Azure DevOps agent hosting, GitHub Actions self-hosted runners and Windows-specific CI/CD pipelines. Windows Server 2022 is the current generation baseline for Azure Pipelines Windows agents — ensuring your build environment matches your production deployment target.

Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions

Windows game servers

Host Minecraft Bedrock/Java, ARK Survival Ascended, Valheim, FiveM (GTA RP) and other Windows-only or Windows-preferred game servers. AMD Ryzen single-thread performance is excellent for game server workloads. Deploy from 35+ global locations close to your player base for low-latency gameplay.

Minecraft / ARK / FiveM / Valheim
Version comparison

Windows Server 2022 vs 2025 vs 2019 vs 2016 vs 2012 — full comparison

Compare all five Windows Server versions side by side — support status, features, security and best use case for each.

Feature
⭐ 2022 (this page)
2025
2019
2016
2012
Support status
Until Oct 2031
Until Oct 2034
Until Jan 2029
Until Jan 2027
EOL Oct 2023
180-day EVAL license
Included
Included
Included
Included
Included
Hotpatching
Azure only
Native — no reboot
No
No
No
Secured-core server
Available
On by default
No
No
No
TLS 1.3
Native
Native
Partial
No
No
SMB over QUIC
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Azure Arc native
Available
Native
Limited
No
No
HTTP/3 in IIS
No
Yes
No
No
No
Windows Containers
Yes (improved)
Yes (latest)
Yes
Yes (v1)
No
Headless browser support
Chrome / Firefox / Edge
Chrome / Firefox / Edge
Chrome / Firefox
Chrome / Firefox
Limited
Best for
Production IIS, SQL, RDS, browser automation
New deployments, cloud-native, Hotpatch
RDS, legacy .NET, file servers
Legacy .NET, older SQL
EOL — migrate now

All versions available at Host4Fun — Server 2025 • Server 2019 • Server 2016 • Server 2012 (EOL guide)

Simple process

Deploy Windows Server 2022 VPS in 3 steps

From order to live RDP session in under 5 minutes.

1

Choose your plan and location

Select a VPS plan from $5/month. Pick from 35+ global locations — Germany, Singapore, New York, UK, France and more. Choose the vCPU, RAM and NVMe storage that fits your production workload. All plans include 10Gbps networking and AMD Ryzen cores.

2

Select Windows Server 2022

Choose Windows Server 2022 as your operating system. The 180-day EVAL license is automatically included at no extra cost. Administrator credentials and RDP connection details are provisioned automatically — no manual setup required.

3

Pay and connect via RDP

Complete payment by card, crypto or any supported method. Your Windows Server 2022 VPS provisions automatically and RDP credentials are emailed instantly. Open Remote Desktop Connection and you are logged in within minutes of ordering.

Transparent pricing

Windows Server 2022 VPS plans — from $5/month

All plans include Windows Server 2022 with 180-day EVAL license, full RDP access, NVMe SSD and AMD Ryzen on every tier.

Spark
Dev, testing and small projects
$5/mo
✦ Windows Server 2022 • 180-day EVAL
 
  • 1 vCPU AMD Ryzen core
  • 1 GB DDR5 RAM
  • 15 GB NVMe SSD
  • 2 TB bandwidth
  • 1 Gbps port
  • Full RDP access
  • 180-day EVAL license
  • IIS / ASP.NET ready
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Flux
IIS, SQL Express and small RDS
$7/mo
✦ Windows Server 2022 • 180-day EVAL
 
  • 2 vCPU AMD Ryzen cores
  • 2 GB DDR5 RAM
  • 30 GB NVMe SSD
  • 4 TB bandwidth
  • 10 Gbps port
  • Full RDP access
  • SQL Server Express ready
  • Remote Desktop Services
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Most popular
Nova
SQL Server 2022, RDS and production
$14/mo
✦ Windows Server 2022 • 180-day EVAL
 
  • 4 vCPU AMD Ryzen cores
  • 4 GB DDR5 RAM
  • 60 GB NVMe SSD
  • 8 TB bandwidth
  • 10 Gbps port
  • Full RDP access
  • SQL Server 2022 ready
  • Priority support
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Titan
Enterprise, Hyper-V and high-load RDS
$28/mo
✦ Windows Server 2022 • 180-day EVAL
 
  • 6 vCPU AMD Ryzen cores
  • 8 GB DDR5 RAM
  • 120 GB NVMe SSD
  • 16 TB bandwidth
  • 10 Gbps port
  • Full RDP access
  • Hyper-V and AD DS ready
  • Priority support
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Server locations

Windows Server 2022 VPS in 35+ global locations

Deploy your Windows Server 2022 VPS close to your users or broker for fast RDP response times. All locations include the 180-day EVAL license.

USA & North America — Windows Server 2022 VPS
🇺🇸Atlanta WS2022 VPSGeorgia, USA 🇺🇸New York WS2022 VPSNew York, USA 🇺🇸Los Angeles WS2022 VPSCalifornia, USA 🇺🇸Miami WS2022 VPSFlorida, USA 🇺🇸Dallas WS2022 VPSTexas, USA 🇺🇸Chicago WS2022 VPSIllinois, USA 🇺🇸Seattle WS2022 VPSWashington, USA 🇺🇸San Jose WS2022 VPSCalifornia, USA 🇺🇸Ashburn WS2022 VPSVirginia, USA 🇺🇸Phoenix WS2022 VPSArizona, USA 🇺🇸Las Vegas WS2022 VPSNevada, USA 🇺🇸North Carolina WS2022 VPSNC, USA 🇺🇸Oregon WS2022 VPSOregon, USA 🇺🇸Utah WS2022 VPSUtah, USA 🇨🇦Canada WS2022 VPSCanada
Europe — Windows Server 2022 VPS
🇩🇪Germany WS2022 VPSFrankfurt, DE 🇬🇧UK WS2022 VPSLondon, UK 🇫🇷France WS2022 VPSParis, FR 🇳🇱Netherlands WS2022 VPSAmsterdam, NL 🇵🇱Poland WS2022 VPSWarsaw, PL 🇳🇴Norway WS2022 VPSOslo, NO 🇫🇮Finland WS2022 VPSHelsinki, FI 🇪🇸Spain WS2022 VPSMadrid, ES 🇮🇹Italy WS2022 VPSMilan, IT 🇷🇴Romania WS2022 VPSBucharest, RO
Asia & Oceania — Windows Server 2022 VPS
🇸🇬Singapore WS2022 VPSSingapore 🇯🇵Japan WS2022 VPSTokyo, JP 🇲🇾Malaysia WS2022 VPSKuala Lumpur 🇦🇺Australia WS2022 VPSSydney, AU
Other Windows Server versions

Explore all Windows Server VPS options at Host4Fun

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Frequently asked questions

Windows Server 2022 VPS — your questions answered

Everything about Windows Server 2022 VPS hosting, EVAL licenses, Secured-core, SMB over QUIC, headless browsers, RDP, SQL Server and locations at Host4Fun.

Windows Server 2022 VPS hosting is a virtual private server running Microsoft Windows Server 2022 — the battle-tested production release featuring Secured-core server security, SMB over QUIC, TLS 1.3 native across all services, and Azure Arc integration. Host4Fun includes a 180-day EVAL license free with every plan, starting from $5/month on AMD Ryzen, DDR5 RAM and NVMe SSD across 35+ global locations. Full RDP access is included from the moment your VPS is deployed.
A Windows Server EVAL (evaluation) license is a fully functional copy of Windows Server 2022 that is valid for 180 days from first boot. There are no feature restrictions — every server role, feature and management tool is available. After 180 days the server enters a reduced-functionality mode where it shuts down every hour. You can convert to a full retail or volume licence key, redeploy with a fresh EVAL period, or upgrade your workload. Host4Fun includes the EVAL licence with every Windows Server VPS plan at no extra charge.
Secured-core server is an optional set of hardware-level security features available in Windows Server 2022. Enabling it activates Virtualization-based Security (VBS), which isolates sensitive OS components in a protected virtual machine; Hypervisor-Protected Code Integrity (HVCI), which prevents untrusted code from running in kernel mode; Credential Guard, which isolates domain and local credentials from theft; and Secure Boot. Together these features form the enterprise security baseline trusted by regulated industries. Unlike Windows Server 2025 where Secured-core is on by default, in 2022 it requires manual enablement — but the underlying hardware support is present on Host4Fun infrastructure.
SMB over QUIC is a Windows Server 2022 networking feature that lets you access SMB file shares securely over the internet without requiring a VPN or opening port 445. QUIC is the transport protocol underlying HTTP/3 — it provides encrypted, multiplexed, low-latency connections that work through NAT and firewalls on port 443. This makes Windows Server 2022 an excellent platform for distributed file access in remote or multi-site environments. The server needs to run Datacenter edition for SMB over QUIC, but client connections work from Windows 10/11 or any SMB-capable system.
Yes. Windows Server 2022 is an excellent platform for headless and headed browser automation. Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Chromium all install and run on Windows Server 2022. You can use Playwright (supports Chrome, Firefox and WebKit), Puppeteer (Chrome and Chromium), Selenium WebDriver (Chrome, Firefox, Edge) and Cypress for browser-based automation, web scraping, screenshot services and RPA workflows. Full RDP access lets you connect visually to monitor and debug browser sessions. Use Windows Task Scheduler or PowerShell scripts to run scheduled or triggered browser jobs automatically.
Yes. Every Host4Fun Windows Server 2022 VPS includes full Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) access. Administrator credentials are emailed as soon as your VPS is deployed. Connect using the built-in Remote Desktop Connection app on Windows, Microsoft Remote Desktop on macOS, or any compatible RDP client on Linux. Windows Server 2022 uses TLS 1.3 and Network Level Authentication for secure, encrypted remote connections.
Windows Server 2022 supports SQL Server 2017, SQL Server 2019 and SQL Server 2022. It is the recommended host OS for SQL Server 2022, which introduced ledger tables, Azure Synapse Link and improved T-SQL features. NVMe SSD storage on all Host4Fun plans provides the high IOPS that SQL Server workloads demand. SQL Server Express edition is free to download and install for smaller database workloads on any plan.
Yes. Internet Information Services (IIS) 10.0 is included with Windows Server 2022 and supports ASP.NET Core, ASP.NET 4.8, PHP via FastCGI, Node.js via iisnode and Python. Windows Server 2022 IIS benefits from TLS 1.3 and modern cipher suites, making it a secure and performant production web server. It is the most battle-tested IIS version for enterprise .NET workloads short of Windows Server 2025.
For most production use cases, Windows Server 2022 is the better choice over 2019. It adds TLS 1.3 natively, SMB over QUIC for secure file access without VPN, Secured-core server security, improved Windows Containers with containerd runtime, and Azure Arc support — features not available in 2019. Windows Server 2022 is also supported until October 2031 versus January 2029 for 2019, giving you more runway before an upgrade is necessary. Windows Server 2019 remains a solid choice for RDS environments and workloads with tested 2019 compatibility that would require re-testing on 2022.
Host4Fun Windows Server 2022 VPS is available in 35+ locations. In the USA: Atlanta, New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas, Chicago, Seattle, San Jose, Ashburn, Phoenix, Las Vegas, North Carolina, Oregon and Utah. Canada is also available. In Europe: Germany (Frankfurt), UK (London), France (Paris), Netherlands (Amsterdam), Poland, Norway, Finland, Spain, Italy and Romania. In Asia-Pacific: Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), Malaysia and Australia (Sydney). All locations include the 180-day EVAL licence and full RDP access.
Your Windows Server 2022 VPS provisions automatically within minutes of completing payment. There is no manual provisioning queue — the deployment is fully automated. RDP credentials are emailed to you instantly once the VPS is live. In most cases you can open Remote Desktop Connection and be logged in to your new Windows Server 2022 VPS within 5 minutes of ordering.

Prefer Linux over Windows?

Host4Fun also offers high-performance Linux VPS — Ubuntu VPS, Debian VPS, AlmaLinux VPS and Rocky Linux VPS — all on the same AMD Ryzen, DDR5 and NVMe hardware. No licensing costs, full root access, cPanel and Plesk ready. Starting from $5/month across 35+ locations.

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