Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 is the next version of the Windows Server operating system from Microsoft. Building on the features and capabilities of the current Windows Server 2008 release version, Windows Server 2008 R2 allows you to create solutions that are easier to plan, deploy, and manage than previous versions of Windows Server.

The Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta is available for free download via Microsoft Download Center,

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Product Keys for Evaluation

Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Enterprise: TFGPQ-J9267-T3R9G-99P7B-HXG47
Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Standard: 2T88R-MBH2C-M7V97-9HVDW-VXTGF
Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Datacenter: GQJJW-4RPC9-VGW22-6VTKV-7MCC6
Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta (Itanium Systems): CQ936-9K2T8-6GPRX-3JR9T-JF4CJ
Windows Web Server 2008 R2 Beta: GT8BY-FRKHB-7PB8W-GQ7YF-3DXJ6

Microsoft Download Center Download Links

• Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Standard, Enterprise and DataCenter Edition (English) (2850.0MB)
  7000.0.081212-1400_server_en-us-GB1SXFRE_EN_DVD.iso
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta Web Edition (English) (2724.3MB)
  7000.0.081212-1400_serverweb_en-us-GB1WXFRE_EN_DVD.iso
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta for Itanium Based Systems (English) (2512.2MB)
  7000.0.081212-1400_serverenterpriseia64_en-us-GB1SIAIFRE_EN_DVD.iso

Other Information

This software is for evaluation and testing purposes. Evaluating any version of Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta software does not require product activation or entering a product key. Any edition of Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta may be installed without activation and evaluated for an initial 30 days. If you need more time to evaluate Windows Server 2008 R2 Beta, the initial 30 day evaluation can be extended to August 1st (at which time the OS will become inoperable) by entering the product key below for your selected edition.