Windows Server 2025
The latest Windows Server 2025 coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
KB5066687 refreshes WinRE recovery binaries for Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025
Microsoft has quietly deployed KB5066687, a crucial Safe OS Dynamic Update that refreshes the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) for both Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. This...
Windows Server 2025 Kerberos Breakage: Critical AD Issue in Mixed Environments
Microsoft's Windows Server 2025 release is causing significant authentication disruptions for organizations attempting to integrate the new domain controllers into existing Active Directory...
No-Reboot Fix: Microsoft KB5066360 Hotpatch Resolves Hyper-V PSDirect Security Hole
Microsoft has released KB5066360, a hotpatch that corrects a critical handshake regression in PowerShell Direct without requiring a system restart. The update, which lands on eligible Windows Server...
Windows 11 25H2 Cuts PowerShell 2.0 and WMIC: An IT Migration Blueprint
Microsoft has quietly excised two decades-old administration tools—Windows PowerShell 2.0 and the WMIC command-line utility—from new Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 images starting with the...
Microsoft’s September 2025 Patch Tuesday Delivers Emergency RCE Fixes and Starts DES Removal from Kerberos
Microsoft’s September 2025 Patch Tuesday landed on September 9 with a massive bundle of security updates that demand immediate attention from administrators. The release addresses dozens of...
WSUS on Windows Server 2025 Loses Legacy Binaries, ESU Patching for 2012/2012 R2 Halted
Administrators relying on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) on Windows Server 2025 to deliver Extended Security Updates (ESU) to ancient Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 machines got an unwelcome...
TEKLYNX Unveils 2025 Label Software: GS1 Digital Link Wizard, Cloud OData, and .NET 8.0 Support
TEKLYNX International has released its 2025 family of labeling solutions, embedding a GS1 Digital Link wizard, expanded barcode support including the IEC 61406 standard, optimized cloud data...
Microsoft Deploys SMB Relay Attack Auditing in CVE-2025-55234, Urges Phased Hardening Before Enforcement
Microsoft has released CVE-2025-55234 not as a traditional patch for a new vulnerability, but as a strategic operational toolkit designed to help administrators audit and harden their SMB...
KB5063878 UAC/MSI Regression Mitigated: Microsoft's Known Issue Rollback Saves Enterprise IT
Microsoft has officially mitigated a disruptive User Account Control (UAC) regression introduced by the August 12, 2025 cumulative update KB5063878, which caused unexpected elevation prompts and...
Esri's VBScript Deprecation in ArcGIS: The September 2025 Cutoff and Your Migration Roadmap
Esri drew a line in the sand on September 2, 2025, officially deprecating VBScript across its entire ArcGIS platform effective immediately. The move forces GIS professionals to abandon an aging...
Windows 11 OOBE Now Installs Updates Before First Login, Microsoft Ships Hotpatching and Backup GA
Microsoft has closed a longstanding security gap by embedding quality updates directly into the Windows Out-of-Box Experience, part of an August 2025 servicing wave that also brings Windows Backup...
Microsoft's Stealth OOBE Overhaul: Day-One Patching Arrives with KB5065813, KB5065847, and KB5065848
Microsoft has pushed three out-of-box experience (OOBE) servicing packages—KB5065813, KB5065847, and KB5065848—that enable quality updates to download and install before the first user sign-in, a...