Windows Server 2025 and RAM query
Hi all,
I'm hoping to get clarification on this because it seems I'm getting mixed opinions.
I'm planning on improving my knowledge of Windows Server, particularly with Windows Server 2025. I've potentially got access to a lot of consumer-grade hardware to do this with.
Microsoft's official system requirements seem to state that for physical deployments, ECC RAM is required. I've seen other references to it being a "nice bonus".
That leads to my questions - before I go too far down the rabbit hole of building hardware for this, is ECC a strict requirement if I want to install onto bare metal, or is it just another of those "we'd prefer you had it but if you don't it's at your own risk"? And has somebody actually managed to install Server 2025 onto a machine that does not have ECC?