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You can check <a href="https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php" rel="ugc nofollow">VMWare compatibility &nbsp;matrix. </a><br />
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ESXi 5.5 should &nbsp;support Windows 2016.<br />
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<a href="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2019/11_w47/1437164/esxi-5.5.png" target="_blank" title="esxi-5.5.png (35 KB)"><img alt="esxi-5.5.png" class="file-block lazyload" style="max-width: 800px;" data-src="https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2019/11_w47/800_1437164/esxi-5.5.png" /></a><br />
<a href="http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/Windows_Server_2016.html#VMCG" rel="ugc">Related documentation from VMWare.</a>
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You can check VMWare compatibility  matrix. [https://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php]

ESXi 5.5 should  support Windows 2016.

esxi-5.5.pnghttps://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2019/11_w47/1437164/esxi-5.5.png
Related documentation from VMWare. [http://partnerweb.vmware.com/GOSIG/Windows_Server_2016.html#VMCG]

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Eprs_Admin

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Judging by a post about installing Vmware tools on it &nbsp;:<a href="http://www.ntweekly.com/2016/01/05/install-vmware-tools-windows-server-2016-core/" rel="ugc">http://www.ntweekly.com/2016/01/05/install-vmware-tools-windows-server-2016-core/</a><br />
i don't any reason why this could be an issue...<br />
After all Windows Core is a minimized version of Windows Server...so less &quot;overhead&quot; ...less issues.
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Judging by a post about installing Vmware tools on it  :http://www.ntweekly.com/2016/01/05/install-vmware-tools-windows-server-2016-core/ [http://www.ntweekly.com/2016/01/05/install-vmware-tools-windows-server-2016-core/]
i don't any reason why this could be an issue...
After all Windows Core is a minimized version of Windows Server...so less "overhead" ...less issues.

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Thanks for the officail link.
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You are only entitled to download 5.5, if you have a valid license (Free or Paid).<br />
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If you've never downloaded 5.5 before, you will find it states not authorised to download.
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You are only entitled to download 5.5, if you have a valid license (Free or Paid).

If you've never downloaded 5.5 before, you will find it states not authorised to download.

Senior Consultant

noxcho

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ok thanks for the hint with the support.
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Hi Experts,<br />
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to install windows server 2016 core version on VMWARE 5.5 , is this supported ?<br />
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Do you have a link from Microsoft or VMWARE ?
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Hi Experts,

to install windows server 2016 core version on VMWARE 5.5 , is this supported ?

Do you have a link from Microsoft or VMWARE ?

windowse core supported ?

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