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Supported OS Clone Combinations

The following tables show the editions of Windows Server that are compatible for cloning Active Directory to a new computer or VM.

Cloning: Source Computer	Cloning: Destination Computer
	SBS 2011	Server 2008 R2	Server 2012	Server 2012 R2	Server 2016	Server 2019	Server 2022	Server 2025
Server 2025								Yes
Server 2022							Yes
Server 2019						Yes
Server 2016					Yes
Server 2012 R2				Yes
Server 2012			Yes
Server 2008 R2		Yes
SBS 2011	Yes	Yes

* SBS = Small Business Server 2011. Includes Windows Server Essentials 2011.

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Cloning: Windows Server Core

U-Move is fully compatible with Server Core. You can freely move AD between Server Core and Non-Server Core for any given edition of Windows Server.

See also Basic Requirements.

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Cloning: Windows Server 2003-2008

For Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 use U-Move version 2.7. See Legacy Topics.