Windows Game Server Hosting with Full Admin Access

While many game servers run on Linux, several popular titles either require or perform better on Windows. Games built on proprietary engines, titles that only distribute Windows server binaries, and games that rely on Windows-specific libraries like .NET Framework or DirectX components need a Windows hosting environment. AnubizHost provides this with the same quality infrastructure as our Linux offerings.

Windows also offers advantages for server administrators who are more comfortable with a graphical interface. RDP access gives you a full desktop environment where you can manage your game server using GUI tools, edit configuration files in graphical text editors, and monitor performance through Windows Task Manager and other familiar utilities.

Some game server management tools are Windows-only applications. Server control panels, RCON clients, and custom management utilities that require a Windows runtime work natively on our Windows hosting. There is no need for compatibility layers, Wine, or workarounds — the software runs in its intended environment.

AnubizHost includes Windows Server licensing with every Windows game server plan. We offer Windows Server 2019 and 2022 editions, both in Standard and Datacenter configurations. The licensing cost is included in your plan price — there are no additional license fees, no separate Microsoft payments, and no activation headaches.

Each Windows instance is activated and fully updated at provisioning time. You receive a clean, patched Windows Server installation with RDP enabled and your administrator credentials ready. The Windows Firewall is pre-configured with sensible defaults that you can customize for your specific game server ports and services.

For customers who need specific Windows features like Hyper-V, containers, or additional Windows Server roles, our team can configure these during or after provisioning. We support the full range of Windows Server capabilities for customers with specialized requirements beyond standard game server hosting.

Full RDP access gives you a complete graphical desktop experience for managing your Windows game server. Connect from any device with an RDP client — Windows, macOS, Linux, and mobile devices all have RDP client applications available. Once connected, you have the same administrative experience as sitting in front of a physical Windows machine.

RDP sessions are secured with NLA (Network Level Authentication) and encrypted transport. We recommend configuring additional security measures like limiting RDP access to your IP addresses through Windows Firewall rules, using strong passwords, and enabling account lockout policies to protect against brute-force attempts.

For automation-minded administrators, PowerShell remoting and Windows Remote Management (WinRM) provide scriptable access for managing your server without a graphical session. Combine RDP for interactive tasks with PowerShell remoting for automated management and monitoring scripts.

Our Windows game servers run on the same enterprise hardware as our Linux offerings — high-clock-speed CPUs, NVMe SSD storage, and DDR4 ECC RAM. Windows Server is optimized for server workloads and provides excellent performance for game engines when running on capable hardware. The small overhead of the Windows operating system compared to Linux is offset by the benefits for games designed to run on Windows.

DDoS protection covers your Windows game server with the same always-on mitigation as every AnubizHost server. Attacks are filtered at the network edge with zero latency impact, protecting your game server and RDP access from volumetric and application-layer threats.

Automated backup solutions work with Windows Server's Volume Shadow Copy service to create consistent snapshots of your game server data. Backups are stored on separate infrastructure and can be restored through our control panel or with assistance from our support team. Your game world, configurations, and server data are protected against data loss.