<p>Microsoft indicated last week that Windows Server 2012 R2 can't properly run any versions of Exchange yet.</p><p>Windows Server 2012 R2 reached its "release-to-manufacturing" (RTM) stage, which typically signals that the operating system is ready for imaging on server hardware. Given that status, IT pros may have assumed that Microsoft's newest server could support running Exchange as a typically supported application workload. However, it turns out that's not the case, according to a Microsoft support engineer.</p><p>"You will note that Windows Server 2012 R2 is not currently listed as a supported OS platform for Exchange," stated Rhoderick Milne, a Microsoft senior Exchange Premier Field Engineer, in a blog post.</p><p>Microsoft also announced in a blog post that Windows Server 2012 R2 also does not currently support running SharePoint 2013. The release of SharePoint 2013 Service Pack 1 will enable enable support on the new server, according to a Microsoft Knowledge Base article, but Microsoft hasn't announced when SP1 for SharePoint 2013 will be released.</p><p><a href="http://redmondmag.com/articles/2013/09/23/exchange-not-supported-server-2012.aspx">Keep reading...</a></p>