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Windows operating systems supported by Application Migration Service

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Windows operating systems supported by Application Migration Service - Application Migration Service
General Notes

AWS Application Migration Service allows replication of physical, virtual or cloud-based source servers to the AWS Cloud for several versions of Windows.

General Notes

Important

Support deprecation notes - Windows

  • Effective May 15, 2025, the installation of new AWS Replication Agents on source servers running any version of Windows 2003 will no longer be permitted.

These Windows operating systems are supported:

Operating system Supported versions Prerequisites and Limitations

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 64-bit

Requires .Net Framework version 4.5 or above to be installed by the end user.

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 64-bit

Requires .Net Framework version 4.5 or above to be installed by the end user.

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 64-bit

Requires .Net Framework version 4.5 or above to be installed by the end user.

Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit

Ensure that the auto sleep function in Windows 10 is disabled. Data replication may be interrupted if the feature is activated.

Microsoft Windows Server 2012

This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version.

64-bit and R2 64-bit

Requires .Net Framework version 4.5 or above to be installed by the end user.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008

This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version.

64-bit and R2 64-bit

  • Windows Server 2008 requires .Net Framework version 3.5 to be installed by the end user.

    Windows Server 2008 R2 requires .Net Framework version 4.5 or above to be installed by the end user.

  • Windows 2008 x64 requires SP2 and other Microsoft updates to support the SHA-2 signature of the AWS Replication Agent driver.

  • The AWS Replication Agent and agent installer requires a separate installer file, AwsReplicationWindowsLegacyInstaller.exe for end-of-life versions of Windows because they use older versions of software components that cannot be upgraded.

  • Windows 2008 with GPT partitioned system drives are not supported.

  • Nitro instances can only be used with Windows Server 2008 R2 and upwards. Earlier versions are not supported.

  • The WMI service must be activated to install the AWS Replication Agent.

  • A shutdown (from the OS menu or Windows CLI) of a Windows source server triggers a rescan in AWS MGN once the source server is restarted.

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit

This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version.

  • Requires .Net Framework version 3.5 to be installed by the end user.

  • Does not support TLS 1.2, so you cannot download the AWS Replication Agent installer directly using the default browser. You must copy the file to the server using another method.

  • The AWS Replication Agent and agent installer requires a separate installer file, AwsReplicationWindowsLegacyInstaller.exe for end-of-life versions of Windows because they use older versions of software components that cannot be upgraded.

  • Requires .Net Framework version 3.5 to be installed by the end user.

  • The WMI service must be activated to install the AWS Replication Agent.

  • Nitro instances can only be used with Windows Server 2008 R2 and upwards. Earlier versions are not supported.

  • A shutdown (from the OS menu or Windows CLI) of a Windows source server triggers a rescan in AWS MGN once the source server is restarted.

Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit

This version has reached end of life. We recommend that you update to a more recent version.

  • The AWS Replication Agent and agent installer requires a separate installer file, AwsReplicationWindowsLegacyInstaller.exe for end-of-life versions of Windows because they use older versions of software components that cannot be upgraded.

  • Nitro instances can only be used with Windows Server 2008 R2 and upwards. Earlier versions are not supported.

  • A shutdown (from the OS menu or Windows CLI) of a Windows source server triggers a rescan in AWS MGN once the source server is restarted.

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