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Which windows server version does support unix socket


I'd like to use Inter-process communication with gRPC (which is based on unix socket).

From AF_UNIX comes to Windows :

Beginning in Insider Build 17063, you’ll be able to use the unix socket (AF_UNIX) address family on Windows to communicate between Win32 processes

This seems to address only windows 10/11

I was unable to find documentation which windows server versions will support unix socket. Does windows server 2016/2019 support unix socket / Is there any documentation about this?

Edit: Based on the answer from Seva Alekseyev, i found the build version numbers from microsoft for windows servers enter image description here


Solution

  • Go by build numbers. The first version with build number over 17000 is Windows Server 2019. Windows Server 2016 is 14000.