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July 2026 Windows Updates Patch an Unauthenticated AD FS Vulnerability That Could Crash Authentication Services
Microsoft released its July 2026 security updates on July 14, and among the patches is a fix for CVE-2026-50304, a remotely exploitable denial-of-service vulnerability in Active Directory Federation...
Microsoft Patches Physical RCE in Storage Spaces Direct — What Cluster Administrators Should Know About CVE-2026-50299
Microsoft's July 14, 2026 Patch Tuesday release addresses a physical-vector remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Storage Spaces Direct, a core component of hyperconverged infrastructure....
Windows DHCP Client Flaw Earns 7.5 CVSS Score, Patched Across Six Server Generations
Microsoft released its July 14, 2026 security updates on Tuesday, and one bulletin in particular should catch the eye of every Windows Server administrator: CVE-2026-49181, a network-exploitable...
Microsoft's July 2026 Update Fixes Critical DHCP Server Flaw — Here's Your Action Plan
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security update patches a critical remote code execution flaw in Windows DHCP Server that could let attackers with low privileges hijack entire networks. CVE-2026-48564...
Microsoft’s July Updates Close a Backdoor in Windows Event Logs That Could Leak Your Most Sensitive Information
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft tackled a serious information-disclosure vulnerability in the Windows Event Logging Service as part of its monthly security release. The bug, tracked as CVE-2026-34348,...
Microsoft Patches Active Directory Flaw That Could Let Attackers Seize Higher Privileges – Why Your Domain Controllers Need the July 2026 Update Now
Microsoft pushed out fixes for a new Active Directory elevation-of-privilege vulnerability on July 14, 2026, tagging it as Important and urging admins to patch domain controllers running Windows...
Microsoft Drops Critical Active Directory Patch — Here’s How to Deploy It Fast and Safely
Microsoft pushed out a critical fix for Windows Active Directory Domain Services on July 14, targeting a remote code execution vulnerability that could hand an attacker the keys to your entire...
You Can Now Pay for Windows Server 2025 by the Hour—But Watch Out for These 3 Costly Surprises
Microsoft quietly flipped the switch on a licensing model that can slash upfront server costs or silently drain your Azure budget: pay-as-you-go Windows Server 2025 through Azure Arc. The new...
IBM Cloud Bare Metal Servers Get a Promotional Spotlight – Here's What Windows Admins Should Know
IBM published a detailed explainer on July 13 highlighting its Cloud Bare Metal Servers, but don’t expect a new product release. The piece serves as a reminder that the company’s dedicated...
JAMS Pitches a Windows Server-Based Scheduler to Unify IBM i and Multiplatform Workloads
On July 13, 2026, workload automation vendor JAMS Software made a direct appeal to organizations running IBM i alongside Windows and Linux systems: a centralized scheduler that treats batch jobs...
AMD’s Zen 6 Era Begins July 22 — But Only for Servers. Here’s What It Means for Your Next PC.
AMD will launch its next-generation Zen 6 architecture on July 22 and 23 at the company’s Advancing AI event in San Francisco. But consumers hoping for a new Ryzen desktop chip before the holidays...
Prepare Now: Microsoft Permanently Removes Kerberos RC4 Rollback on July 14
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 cumulative updates will strip out the long‑standing Kerberos RC4 rollback control from all supported Windows Server domain controllers. At the same time, administrators...