Microsoft this week announced that Extended Security Updates (ESUs) for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2, as managed using Azure Arc, reached the "general availability" ...

Windows Server 2025 is designed to help IT administrators better understand different layers of protection embedded in Windows Server. By reading the PDF, they can layer their approach to security to ...

Microsoft has good news for administrators: while some organizations now pay for security updates on older Windows versions, the inconsistent quality remains free. The company has confirmed that ...

ESUs are automatically provided to Azure Arc-enabled servers and non-Azure servers connected to Azure Arc. ESUs can be enrolled at scale using Azure Policy or the Azure portal with no upfront charge.

At its Inspire 2021 conference this week, Microsoft has announced a bunch of enhancements to its Azure solutions and detailed how it is innovating its products to make it easier for organizations to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The secret to the continuing availability of security patches ...

Microsoft acknowledged a new issue caused by the June 2025 security updates, causing the DHCP service to freeze on some Windows Server systems. On Windows Server systems, the Dynamic Host ...

Update, April 30, 2025: This story, originally published April 28, has been updated with further information regarding the hotpatching security update service for Windows Server 2025 users, as well as ...

This new version of Windows Server offers several significant security upgrades over Server 2016, including tools to track ransomware and other malware, and to track lateral movement attacks. Windows ...

Microsoft has ended support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, but you can purchase extended security updates. Here's what you need to do to implement them. January 14, 2020 was the official end ...