On 23 November 2010, Microsoft announced that Drive Extender would be removed from Windows Home Server 2011. System requirements System requirements Componentġ.3 GHz dual core or 1.4 GHz single core x86-64 architecture This prompted the response 'Time will tell' by Microsoft Windows Home Server Product Planner Todd Headrick, but by the time of the public beta Microsoft had decided not to integrate Windows Media Center with 'Vail'. Initial speculation by technology columnist Mary Jo Foley fueled the idea that 'Vail' would integrate with Windows Media Center. Windows Home Server 2011 includes additional entertainment capabilities, and an add in feature with an app store. Coupled with fundamental changes in the structure of the client backups and the shared folders, there is no clear method for migrating from the previous version to Windows Home Server 2011. Windows Home Server 2011 is based on Windows Server 2008 R2 and requires x86-64 CPUs (64-bit), while its predecessor worked on the older IA-32 (32-bit) architecture as well.

Windows Home Server 2011 is the last Windows Home Server release and was succeeded by Windows Server 2012 Essentials. It was released on 6 April 2011 following the release of Power Pack 3 for its aging predecessor, Windows Home Server.

Windows Home Server 2011, code named Vail, is a home server operating system by Microsoft designed for small office/home offices and homes with multiple connected PCs to offer protected file storage, file sharing, automated PC backup, remote access, and remote control of PC desktops.

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