Windows Server 2025
The latest Windows Server 2025 coverage — news, analysis, and updates from the WindowsNews.AI desk.
Registry Key to the Rescue: Microsoft’s KB5105752 Tackles JScript Globals Breakdown
Microsoft dropped KB5105752 on June 18, 2026, warning that JScript’s global variables, polyfills, and execution context may fail to persist when multiple scripts are loaded, breaking workflows on...
LucideaCore v4.5.0 Modernizes Archival Software with Windows Server 2025 and SQL Server 2025
Lucidea has announced LucideaCore v4.5.0, a major platform update for its ArchivEra, Argus, and SydneyDigital collections management systems, with support for Microsoft Windows Server 2025 and SQL...
AMD EPYC 4545P triples SQL Server throughput over older Xeon on Windows Server 2025
Database administrators wrestling with sluggish SQL Server performance on aging Intel Xeon hardware now have a compelling reason to consider AMD’s latest silicon. On June 16, 2026, AMD and the...
How a Financial Giant Upgraded 2,000+ EC2 Instances from Windows Server 2016 to 2025 Without a Rebuild
A major financial-services firm has successfully upgraded more than 2,000 Amazon EC2 instances from Windows Server 2016 to Windows Server 2025, avoiding the traditional lift-and-shift migration by...
Critical Windows Server 2025 WinRE USB Input Bug Fixed: Apply KB5070773 Now
Microsoft rushed out an out-of-band cumulative update, KB5070773, on October 20, 2025, just six days after the previous month’s Patch Tuesday release. The reason: a devastating regression...
June 2026 Patch Tuesday Ends WUSA Installation Failures on Server 2025
Microsoft resolved a months-long headache for Windows Server 2025 administrators on Tuesday, finally fixing a bug that caused the Windows Update Standalone Installer (WUSA) to fail with the cryptic...
General Availability of DNS over HTTPS in Windows Server 2025 ships with June 2026 Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has officially marked DNS over HTTPS (DoH) support as generally available for the Windows DNS Server role, starting with the June 2026 Patch Tuesday cumulative updates for Windows Server...
KB5094127 Update Triggers One-Time BitLocker Recovery Key on Secure Boot PCs
Microsoft's June 9, 2026 cumulative update for Windows 10, KB5094127, is triggering a one-time BitLocker recovery key prompt on a subset of managed PCs. The issue surfaces when BitLocker drive...
Windows Server 2025 Adds Quantum-Safe Certificates & Hybrid TLS
Microsoft has equipped Windows Server 2025 with post-quantum cryptography capabilities, directly embedding ML-DSA certificate issuance into Active Directory Certificate Services (ADCS). The move,...
Azure Arc Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 Now Free, Cuts Reboots Everywhere
{ "title": "Azure Arc Hotpatching Free for Windows Server 2025: Fewer Reboots, More Hybrid", "content": "On May 19, 2026, Microsoft removed the price tag from Azure Arc-enabled hotpatching for...
Windows Server 2025 Gets Emergency Fix for Wormable NVMe-oF Kernel RCE in KB5087539
Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday release includes a critical fix for CVE-2026-34332, a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows kernel-mode driver for NVMe over Fabrics (NVMe-oF) on...
Windows Server 2025 Upgrade Returns: IT Must Plan for Optional Update
Microsoft has reintroduced an optional in-place upgrade to Windows Server 2025 via Windows Update, offering a streamlined path for Windows Server 2019 and 2022 systems. The feature reemerged in late...