Windows Server containers

Windows Server 2016 introduced Linux containers to Microsoft workloads. Microsoft has partnered with Docker to bring the benefits of the Docker container to Microsoft Windows Server. They have also re-engineered the core windows OS to enable container technology. There are two types of Windows containers: Windows server containers and Hyper-V isolation.

Windows server containers are used for running application containers on Microsoft workloads. They use process and namespace isolation technology for ensuring the isolation between multiple containers. They also share the same kernel as the host OS, as these containers require the same kernel version and configuration as the host. These containers do not provide a strict security boundary and should not be used to isolate untrusted code.