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 ...

Update: Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address this issue on April 20. Microsoft is investigating an issue causing this month's KB5082063 security update to fail to install on some ...

Microsoft has released the June 2025 security baseline update for Windows Server 2025 to help admins use the best configurations for their systems. Microsoft has announced the release of the June 2025 ...

Microsoft’s latest rollouts to Windows 11 24H2 and Windows Server 2025 include the arrival of Recall and hotpatching. Here are the security settings and recommendations to note. Windows 11 24H2 and ...

Microsoft has released a security advice book for admins to accompany Windows Server 2025. It highlights all the latest security enhancements in the new operating system. Earlier this month, Microsoft ...

Two examples of updates that can't be installed without a restart are non-Windows updates (such as .NET patches) and Windows non-security updates. Microsoft also started testing hotpatching in public ...

Reports of the demise of Windows Active Directory are greatly exaggerated – here’s how Microsoft is supporting AD in its latest server platform. We’ve often heard that on-premises solutions are on ...