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Asked: 2026-05-12T10:34:28+00:00

Which OS would you recommend for a development machine: Windows Server 2008 R2 or

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Which OS would you recommend for a development machine:

  • Windows Server 2008 R2

or

  • Windows 7

As of now, most “web developers” probably use Windows Server 2008 because of IIS and Vista SuckingBigTime.

Does this change with Windows 7? Can we finally use a client OS on a client computer again or the time has yet to come?

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  1. Editorial Team

    This is not a definative list and can be expanded by other editors if so required but:

    Windows 7

    • Desktop OS so supports sleep/hibernate
    • Windows XP Mode for XP based testing
    • May have a smaller footprint than Server
    • May have more GUI Bling than Server
    • Has pretty animation when you boot up!
    • Can run all Windows OS’s that you may need to deploy your application on with 3rd-Party Hypervisor
    • Native bluetooth stack

    Windows 2008 R2

    • Server OS may support sleep/hibernate if no Hyper-V enabled
    • Ships with a free Hypervisor (HyperV)
    • Maybe faster a specific tasks due to optimizations made
    • May have a larger footprint than Desktop
    • Can run all Windows OS’s that you may need to deploy your application on
    • No bluetooth capabilities

    Both OS’s

    • Built on the same kernel
    • Have the same networking stack
    • Share the same GUI

    Decision

    • Go with what fits your needs.

    Just for the record I have used Windows 2008 as my desktop of choice since the early beta’s. I may have lost my sleep/hibernate but I can make my coffee while my machine boots in the morning.

    Also I did not mention running other OS’s in the Hypervisors but you could do that as well.

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