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Patch Now: Windows RRAS Heap Overflow CVE-2025-49657 Opens Door to Unauthenticated RCE
Microsoft’s July 2025 Patch Tuesday delivered a critical update for a heap-based buffer overflow in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS), tracked as CVE-2025-49657. A remote,...
Microsoft Fixes Hyper-V Sync Bug (CVE-2025-47999) That Allows Adjacent Attackers to Crash Virtual Hosts
Microsoft has released a security update for a denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows Hyper‑V, cataloged as CVE‑2025‑47999, that lets an attacker on an adjacent network crash virtualisation...
Microsoft Patches Azure File Sync EoP Vulnerability CVE-2025-29973—What IT Admins Must Do Now
Microsoft has confirmed an elevation-of-privilege vulnerability in its Azure File Sync service that could allow an authenticated local attacker to gain full control of affected Windows servers....
Windows 11 Taskbar May Soon Feature Agentic AI Companions, Insider Builds Reveal
Microsoft is quietly testing a dedicated “agentic companions” button for the Windows 11 taskbar, according to strings found in recent Insider and server preview builds. The discovery points to a...
Microsoft Sets August–September 2025 Deadline for PowerShell 2.0 Removal from Windows 11 and Server 2025
Microsoft will strip the long-deprecated PowerShell 2.0 engine from Windows 11 version 24H2 in August 2025, and from Windows Server 2025 the following month, closing a chapter that began with the...
Linux Powers 61.4% of Websites—Here’s What That Means for Your Homelab OS Choice
Linux runs 61.4% of the world’s websites, while Windows trails at 8.5%, according to W3Techs’ July 2026 survey. For homelab builders, that single statistic reshapes the operating system debate:...
Why Linux Dominates Homelabs with 61.4% Web Server Share – and When Windows Still Wins
Linux now powers 61.4% of all web servers, according to the latest W3Techs data. For homelab enthusiasts, that number is more than a market share stat—it’s a clear signal about where the server...
Oracle Cloud Windows Boot Failures: Lessons in Cloud Reliability and Multi-Cloud Strategy
When enterprises entrust their most valuable workloads to hyperscale cloud providers, the implicit contract is one of reliability, operational resilience, and rapid incident response. Yet, as the...
Windows 11 July 2025 Update: Hotpatching for Arm64, Autopatch Groups, Security Copilot, and UX boosts. Essential reading for IT admins.
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Microsoft Delivers Hotpatching to Windows 11 Arm64, Tightens Security in July Update
Hotpatching—the ability to install critical security fixes without a reboot—is no longer just a server luxury. Microsoft's July 2025 feature drop extends the capability to Windows 11 on Arm64...
Comprehensive Guide to Joining Windows 11 Devices to Active Directory and Azure AD
Integrating a Windows 11 device into an Active Directory (AD) domain remains one of the foundational tasks in enterprise IT management, even as the cloud era continues to reshape how we think about...
Master SMB 3.1.1 on Windows Server 2022: Secure, Tune & Scale for 2025
As Windows continues to anchor itself at the center of what drives modern enterprise computing, the Server Message Block (SMB) protocol persists as the backbone for secure file sharing, collaborative...