Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The secret to the continuing availability of security patches ...

Microsoft has mitigated a known issue that caused Windows update failures when installing them from a network share using the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA). WUSA is a built-in ...

Security updates are always a good thing, until they aren’t, as anyone whose organization was disrupted by the CrowdStrike Falcon issue will be only too aware. However, they are a necessary evil in ...

Microsoft recently described some updates to Windows Server, including the introduction of global hotpatching and the planned deprecation of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Late last week, ...

Microsoft has warned IT administrators to prepare for the removal of Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) from Windows Server releases starting in November 2034. Microsoft announced today that it will ...

Microsoft has released the latest Windows Server build for members of the Windows Server Insider Program. The new build number is 26236 and it is the same build number for the just-released Windows 11 ...

Microsoft has released a new Windows Server 2025 build for Windows Insiders (Microsoft posted the changelog with a big delay). Build 26334 is the final release this year, so look out for the next ...

Microsoft says Windows Server updates released during December's Patch Tuesday trigger errors when creating new virtual machines on some Hyper-V hosts. The problem exists in Windows Server/AzStack HCI ...

Server Manager is a Windows tool that allows you and other IT professionals to manage local and remote Windows-based servers from your desktops without accessing the servers or connecting to the ...

Microsoft’s recent introduction of a native NVMe SSD performance driver for Windows Server 2025 has drawn attention after users found a way to enable the ...