Category Archives: windows server

Patch Tuesday February 2022 – Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Windows Get Important Updates

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Microsoft releases 51 patches, fixing 48 bugs, including 1 zero-day flaw. There’s also an update for all Teams clients and Outlook on Mac on February, 2022 Patch Tuesday. Windows and Windows Server Patch Tuesday February 2022 updates This month Microsoft patched a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2022-21984) in Microsoft DNS server. The bug can only […] Continue reading Patch Tuesday February 2022 – Microsoft Teams, Outlook, and Windows Get Important Updates→

Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Updates to Fix Windows Active Directory Issues

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Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) updates for several Windows Server configurations to fix an Active Directory issue related to Microsoft .NET Framework. The company explained on the Windows health dashboard that the bug surfaced following the release of January 2022 Patch Tuesday updates (via Bleeping Computer).  “After installing updates released January 11, 2022 or later, […] Continue reading Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Updates to Fix Windows Active Directory Issues→

What is a Domain Controller?

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Domain controllers (DCs) are at the heart of Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), the directory service that provides authentication, authorization, and password management for Microsoft Windows networks. Find out here why they’re so important and what they do. What does a domain controller do? A domain controller (DC) is a server on your network that manages access for users, computers, servers, etc. centrally. It uses […] Continue reading What is a Domain Controller?→

Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Windows Server 2019 Update To Address Hyper-V, ReFS and VPN Issues

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Microsoft has started rolling out an out-of-band update for Windows Server 2019. The same KB5010791 patch addresses a couple of critical issues introduced with January 2021 Patch Tuesday updates. According to the release notes, this update fixes an issue that causes unexpected restarts on Windows Server domain controllers. Microsoft has also addressed a bug that […] Continue reading Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Windows Server 2019 Update To Address Hyper-V, ReFS and VPN Issues→

Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Patches To Fix Windows 10 VPN Connection, Windows Server Issues

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Microsoft has released out-of-band patches to address several issues related to VPN connections, Domain Controllers (DC), and Hyper-V caused by this month’s Patch Tuesday updates. These optional updates are now available for all supported versions of Windows, including Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, as well as Windows Server. “Microsoft is releasing Out-of-band […] Continue reading Microsoft Releases Out-Of-Band Patches To Fix Windows 10 VPN Connection, Windows Server Issues→

What is Azure Stack HCI?

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Learn more about Azure Stack HCI, a preconfigured, validated offering that enables you to deploy a cloud in your own datacenter. What is Azure Stack HCI? Microsoft Azure Stack HCI is a cluster solution, based on a hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI). It is designed to host virtualized Windows and Linux workloads and their storage in a […] Continue reading What is Azure Stack HCI?→

Latest Windows Server Updates Trigger DC Reboot Loop and Hyper-V Start-up Issues

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Earlier this week, Microsoft released the January Patch Tuesday updates for all supported versions of Windows Server to address issues with the Active Directory (AD) attributes. However, the Redmond giant is once again dealing with a buggy update after Windows Server admins started complaining about domain controller (DC) boot loops, Hyper-V issues, and more. Domain […] Continue reading Latest Windows Server Updates Trigger DC Reboot Loop and Hyper-V Start-up Issues→

Patch Tuesday January 2022 – Wormable Bug in Windows and a Critical Bug in Exchange Server Get Fixes

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Microsoft patches a wormable bug in http.sys in Windows and Windows Server. There are also fixes for three remote code execution vulnerabilities in Exchange Server. And Adobe releases fixes for 26 flaws in Acrobat and Reader. So, let’s get started! Windows and Windows Server This month there are fixes for six zero-days in Windows and […] Continue reading Patch Tuesday January 2022 – Wormable Bug in Windows and a Critical Bug in Exchange Server Get Fixes→

Microsoft fixes wormable RCE in Windows Server and Windows (CVE-2022-21907)

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The first Patch Tuesday of 2022 is upon us, and Microsoft has delivered patches for 96 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, including a wormable RCE flaw in Windows Server (CVE-2022-21907). Vulnerabilities of note Among the publicly known flaws are a “c… Continue reading Microsoft fixes wormable RCE in Windows Server and Windows (CVE-2022-21907)→

This Week in IT: Can Intel 12th Gen Mobile CPUs Compete with Apple’s M1 Chip?

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  In this edition of This Week in IT, at CES AMD releases its Ryzen 6000 series CPUs with Microsoft’s Pluton security chip and Intel announces its 12th generation hybrid architecture CPUs for mobile devices, but can they compete with the Apple M1 chip? Microsoft releases a hangover cure for Exchange Server administrators to solve […] Continue reading This Week in IT: Can Intel 12th Gen Mobile CPUs Compete with Apple’s M1 Chip?→