Microsoft Entra Connect Sync now supports Windows Server 2025

Microsoft Entra Connect Sync now officially supports Windows Server 2025. This means you can confidently install and run Microsoft Entra Connect Sync on servers running Windows Server 2025, enabling your hybrid identity environment to take full advantage of the latest Windows Server enhancements.

What this means for you: With this update, organizations can upgrade their identity synchronization servers to Windows Server 2025 without hesitation. Windows Server 2025 brings advanced features that improve security, performance, and flexibility, and our engineering team has thoroughly validated Microsoft Entra Connect Sync on this platform. Many customers have been eager to adopt Windows Server 2025 to leverage its enhanced security, better performance, and improved management capabilities. Now, with official support in place, you can benefit from these improvements while maintaining a reliable, fully supported hybrid identity solution.

The Microsoft Entra Connect Sync .msi installation file is exclusively available on Microsoft Entra admin center under Microsoft Entra Connect. Check our version history page for more details on available versions.

Consider moving to Cloud Sync: Microsoft Entra Cloud Sync is a sync client that works from the cloud and allows customers to set up and manage their sync preferences online. We recommend that you use Cloud Sync because we're introducing new features that improve the sync experiences through Cloud Sync. You can avoid future migrations by choosing Cloud Sync if that's the right option for you. Use the supported sync scenarios comparison to see if Cloud Sync is the right sync client for you.