Windows Server 2025
The latest Windows Server 2025 coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Windows Server 2025 KB5099536 Boot Failures: What MegaRAID CacheCade Users Must Do
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft rolled out KB5099536 for Windows Server 2025, bumping the OS build to 26100.33158. Within 24 hours, a troubling field report emerged: two servers equipped with LSI...
Microsoft’s April 2026 RDP Security Dialog: Here’s How to Prepare Your .rdp Files Now
Microsoft will ship a security update in April 2026 that changes how Windows handles .rdp files—and it will affect everyone who distributes Remote Desktop connection shortcuts. The most immediate...
Windows Server 2022 Mainstream Support Ends in 3 Months: Here’s Your Upgrade Playbook
Microsoft has set a date: October 13, 2026, is the day Windows Server 2022 exits mainstream support, shifting to five years of security-only updates, as first reported by Windows Report. The clock is...
How to Test-Drive Windows Server 2025’s New Security and Hybrid Features Before Upgrading
Microsoft quietly refreshed its Windows Server 2025 Evaluation Center listing on July 16, giving IT administrators a 180-day sandbox to trial the latest server platform before committing production...
Microsoft Seals High-Risk Windows Media Heap Overflow in July Patch Tuesday Update
Microsoft on July 14 issued a security fix for CVE-2026-58542, a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Media that can lead to code execution after a user opens malicious content. The vulnerability,...
Windows Search Buffer Overflow Threatens Systems — New Patch Fixes Privilege Escalation Risk
Microsoft's July 14, 2026 security updates fix a heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Search that could allow attackers with a toehold on a PC or server to gain full system privileges. The flaw,...
July 2026 Windows Patch Fixes Privilege Escalation Flaw—Here’s Why Some Dell PCs Are Blocked
Microsoft's July 14, 2026 security update patches a local privilege escalation vulnerability in the Windows Runtime that could let attackers seize full control of a system after gaining limited...
New Windows Server Preview Hardens VM Boot with Trusted Launch — But No Live Migration Yet
Microsoft dropped a surprise for sysadmins this week with the release of Windows Server vNext Insider Preview Build 29621. The standout feature: Trusted Launch virtual machines for Hyper-V, a...
July Windows Updates Patch DNS Flaw That Sneaks Past Firewalls — No User Click Needed
Microsoft’s July 2026 security updates close a network-exploitable vulnerability in the Windows DNS Client that could let attackers hijack systems without a single user click. The fix, delivered in...
KB5099536 Fixes a Remote DoS Hole That Can Knock Windows Server 2025 DCs Offline
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security update addresses a vulnerability that lets an unauthenticated attacker crash a Windows Server 2025 domain controller from the network. The flaw, tracked as...
July Windows Updates Seal a Privilege Escalation Loophole: What Home and Business Users Must Know
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security update pushed out a critical fix for a privilege escalation flaw lurking in the Windows Brokering File System. The vulnerability, labeled CVE-2026-50466, could...
CVE-2026-50385: The Windows 11 Race Condition Bug That Demands an Immediate Patch
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security rollout closed a high-severity weakness in Windows Runtime that lets a low-privileged attacker hijack a Windows machine without any user interaction. Cataloged as...