Acronis Cyber Protect Standard Windows Server Essentials 2025-2026

Key Features of Acronis Cyber Protect Standard Windows Server Essentials

Cybersecurity and Endpoint Protection

Acronis Cyber Protect offers advanced endpoint management features, ensuring comprehensive protection for your systems. With vulnerability assessments, patch management, and disk health checks, it provides full visibility over your network's security status. Additionally, it includes remote desktop management, allowing IT administrators to maintain control even from afar.

Protection Against Malware

Powered by AI technology, Acronis delivers complete protection against next-generation malware threats. It includes URL filtering and automated backup scans to identify and prevent any malicious software from impacting your data. The solution also updates itself to counter evolving threats, ensuring that your system remains protected.

Complete Server Backup and Recovery

Acronis Cyber Protect enables backup and recovery for Windows Server Essentials and Foundation. It includes both bare-metal and granular recovery options, allowing businesses to restore individual files or entire systems when needed. It also supports legacy editions of Windows Small Business Server, offering continuity across older platforms.

Application-Level Backup for Microsoft Services

This solution extends backup support to critical business applications like Microsoft Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, and Active Directory. Whether your data is hosted locally or in the cloud, Acronis provides ongoing protection for your applications and their databases, ensuring that no critical information is lost.

Acronis Active Protection Against Ransomware

Acronis’s Active Protection feature continually monitors your data for suspicious changes. In case of any ransomware attempt, it blocks and resets the affected files, keeping your data and systems safe from malicious attacks.

Block-Level Deduplication

To optimize storage space and reduce network traffic, Acronis integrates a block-level deduplication process. This ensures that duplicate files are removed automatically, freeing up resources for more critical tasks.

Advanced Backup Capabilities

Local, NAS, and SAN Backup Support

Acronis Cyber Protect allows businesses to back up their data to a variety of storage solutions, including local hard drives, Network Attached Storage (NAS), and Storage Area Networks (SAN). This flexibility ensures that your data is always available, no matter where it's stored.

Universal Restore Across Platforms

Thanks to Acronis Universal Restore, you can recover your systems on different platforms, even if the hardware is different from the original environment. Whether you're migrating to the cloud or a new hypervisor, this feature simplifies the recovery process, allowing you to maintain business continuity without hassle.

System Requirements

• Operating System: Windows Server Foundation and Essentials (2012/2012R2/2016)
• Storage: 150 GB cloud storage included per license
• Supported Databases: Microsoft Exchange, SQL, SharePoint, Active Directory
• Storage Devices: Local hard drives, NAS, SAN
• Other Requirements: Internet connection for updates and cloud-based features

Frequently Asked Questions

• Is Acronis Cyber Protect Standard compatible with all Windows Server versions?

  No, Acronis Cyber Protect Standard Windows Server Essentials is only compatible with Windows Server Foundation and Essentials. It does not support Windows Server Standard or Datacenter.

• How does Acronis protect against malware?

  Acronis uses AI-based malware detection to monitor and block malicious activity in real-time. It includes URL filtering and automated scans of backup data to ensure that no malware infiltrates your systems.

• What are the storage options for backups?

  Acronis Cyber Protect supports backups on local hard drives, NAS, and SAN devices. Additionally, each license comes with 150 GB of cloud storage, allowing you to choose the most suitable backup location for your data.

• How do I buy, download and activate Acronis Cyber Protect Standard Windows Server Essentials?

  Once your purchase is complete, you'll instantly receive a secure download link and a valid license key by e-mail. Follow the installation instructions, enter your product key and start using Acronis Cyber Protect Standard Windows Server Essentials immediately.