Latest Windows Server news

Microsoft: Copilot ‘app’ on Windows Server mistakenly added by Edge

Microsoft says the new Copilot app, mistakenly added to the list of installed Windows apps by recent Edge updates, doesn't collect or relay data to its servers.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 17, 2024
- 08:16 AM
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Microsoft April 2024 Patch Tuesday fixes 150 security flaws, 67 RCEs

Today is Microsoft's April 2024 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 150 flaws and sixty-seven remote code execution bugs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- April 09, 2024
- 01:34 PM
- 3
Microsoft releases emergency fix for Windows Server crashes

Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix a known issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash after installing the March 2024 Windows Server security updates.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 22, 2024
- 06:12 PM
- 7
Microsoft confirms Windows Server issue behind domain controller crashes

Microsoft confirmed that a memory leak introduced with the March 2024 Windows Server security updates is behind a widespread issue causing Windows domain controllers to crash.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 21, 2024
- 08:27 AM
- 1
New Windows Server updates cause domain controller crashes, reboots

The March 2024 Windows Server updates are causing some domain controllers to crash and restart, according to widespread reports from Windows administrators.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 20, 2024
- 04:40 PM
- 0
Windows KB5035849 update failing to install with 0xd000034 errors

The KB5035849 cumulative update released during today's Patch Tuesday fails to install on Windows 10 and Windows Server systems with 0xd0000034 errors.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 12, 2024
- 06:25 PM
- 6
Windows Kernel bug fixed last month exploited as zero-day since August

Microsoft patched a high-severity Windows Kernel privilege escalation vulnerability in February, six months after being informed that the flaw was being exploited as a zero-day.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 02, 2024
- 10:09 AM
- 0
Microsoft releases first Windows Server 2025 preview build

Microsoft has released Windows Server Insider Preview 26040, the first Windows Server 2025 build for admins enrolled in its Windows Insider program.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 26, 2024
- 03:01 PM
- 5
Microsoft introduces flighting for Windows Server insiders

Microsoft has launched flighting for Windows Server systems enrolled in its Windows Insider open software testing program.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- January 26, 2024
- 02:02 PM
- 9
Microsoft fixes Windows Server VMs broken by October updates

Microsoft fixed a known issue causing blue screens and boot failures in Windows Server 2022 virtual machines (VMs) deployed on VMware ESXi hosts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 15, 2023
- 03:51 PM
- 2
Microsoft extends Windows Server 2012 ESUs to October 2026

Microsoft provides three more years of Windows Server 2012 Extended Security Updates (ESUs) until October 2026, allowing administrators more time to upgrade or migrate to Azure.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 10, 2023
- 11:50 AM
- 3
Microsoft shares temp fix for broken Windows Server 2022 VMs

Microsoft publicly acknowledged a known issue causing Windows Server 2022 virtual machine (VM) blue screens and boot failures on VMware ESXi hosts.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 09, 2023
- 01:07 PM
- 0
October Windows Server updates cause Hyper-V VM boot issues

According to customer reports, this month's Patch Tuesday updates are breaking virtual machines on Hyper-V hosts, causing them to no longer boot and display "failed to start" errors.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 17, 2023
- 08:31 AM
- 4
Windows 11 21H2 and Windows Server 2012 reach end of support

Windows Server 2012 and multiple editions of Windows 11, version 21H2, have reached the end of support with this month's Patch Tuesday.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 11, 2023
- 11:29 AM
- 0
Microsoft fixes WSUS servers not pushing Windows 11 22H2 updates

Microsoft fixed a known issue impacting WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) servers upgraded to Windows Server 2022, causing them not to push Windows 11 22H2 updates to enterprise endpoints.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- July 31, 2023
- 04:40 AM
- 0
Microsoft fixes Windows bug causing File Explorer freezes

Microsoft has addressed a known issue causing File Explorer to freeze on Windows 11 and Windows Server systems after viewing a file's effective access permissions.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- June 28, 2023
- 01:15 PM
- 2
RDP honeypot targeted 3.5 million times in brute-force attacks

Remote desktop connections are so powerful a magnet for hackers that an exposed connection can average more than 37,000 times every day from various IP addresses.
- Ionut Ilascu
- June 13, 2023
- 03:38 AM
- 2
Microsoft releases Windows security updates for Intel CPU flaws

Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates for 'Memory Mapped I/O Stale Data (MMIO)' information disclosure vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs.
- Lawrence Abrams
- March 02, 2023
- 08:02 PM
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Emergency VMware ESXi update fixes Windows Server 2022 VM boot issues

VMware has released a vSphere ESXi update to address a known issue causing some Windows Server 2022 virtual machines to no longer boot after installing this month's KB5022842 update.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 21, 2023
- 02:05 PM
- 2
Microsoft: February updates break some Windows Server 2022 VMs

Microsoft says some Windows Server 2022 virtual machines might not boot up after installing updates released during this month's Patch Tuesday.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- February 16, 2023
- 06:25 AM
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