what are the differences between windows server 2012 and 2016?
2016 server have Shielded Virtual Machines but 2012 don't have this. Credential Guard is not available in windows server 2012 r2. ... Credential Guard is an available in windows server 2016 but not in windows server 2012 r2. AppLocker is available in both 2016 or 2012 r2.