Relationship between Microsoft Server and Desktop OS Versions

Relationship between Microsoft Server and Desktop OS Versions

Each major release of the Windows Server Operating System corresponds to a regular Windows OS version. When researching available artifacts accross different OS's it can be helpful (and sometimes interesting) to know which versions correspond to each other.

Posting this as a reference, given the number of times I have sought to map them. But it should be noted that the mapping is not 1:1 and I'm not aware of an official resource to compare against.

Windows Server Version Windows Desktop Version
Windows Server 2025 Windows 11 (24H2)
Windows Server 2022 Windows 10/11 (21H2)
Windows Server 2019 Windows 10 (1809)
Windows Server 2016 Windows 10 (1507/1607)
Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows 8.1
Windows Server 2012 Windows 8
Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 7
Windows Server 2008 Windows Vista
Windows Server 2003 R2 Windows XP SP2/SP3
Windows Server 2003 Windows XP
Windows Server 2000 Windows 2000