SMB Over QUIC Integration in Windows Server 2025: A Leap for Datacenter Connectivity

Microsoft is planning to add the Server Message Block (SMB) over QUIC technology to all editions of Windows Server 2025. The company is currently testing the feature with select users in Windows Server Insider Datacenter and Standard editions. What is SMB over QUIC? SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file-sharing protocol that allows users…

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November 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Year 21 begins

The October forecast for large numbers of CVEs addressed in Windows 10 and 11 and the recent record on the number fixed in Windows Server 2012 was spot on! Microsoft addressed 75 CVEs in Windows 11, 80 in Windows 10, and 61 in Server 2012 R2. While Ser… Continue reading November 2023 Patch Tuesday forecast: Year 21 begins

Latest Windows Server Updates Trigger Hyper-V VM Boot Problems

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue that is currently affecting Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2019. Found in the latest Patch Tuesday updates released on October 10, this new bug breaks virtual machines (VMs) running on Hyper-V hosts. Specifically, Microsoft says that users might notice that the virtual machines fail to start or are…

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Google’s Strict Anti-Spam Rules: What M365 Admins Need to Know!

This Week in IT, there’s a critical Alert for MS 365 Admins: Your Emails Might Be at Risk with Google’s New Anti-Spam Rules – Discover Vital Steps to Ensure Seamless Communication Now! Plus, what you can do to protect your Windows Server 2012/R2 worklo… Continue reading Google’s Strict Anti-Spam Rules: What M365 Admins Need to Know!

Windows Server Insider Build 25951 Adds New AD Forest and Domain Functional Level

Microsoft has recently announced the release of the Windows Server Insider Preview build 25951. The new build introduces several enhancements for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Active Directory Lightweight Domain Services (AD LDS), including support for a new forest and domain functional level. What are Active Directory functional levels? Functional levels are controls…

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This Week in IT now has its own YouTube Channel! If you have been watching This Week in IT since it started more than a year ago, you will probably realize that home was the Petri IT Knowledgebase YouTube channel. We recently decided that it would be nice to give the show its own identity…

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Microsoft 365 Backup – Is Your Cloud Data Secure?

Is your data in Microsoft 365 as secure as you think it is? It depends. As Microsoft 365 Backup goes into preview, I look at the solution and whether you need a separate backup of your cloud data. Plus, changes to WSUS and new Windows Autopatch feature… Continue reading Microsoft 365 Backup – Is Your Cloud Data Secure?

Microsoft Releases Hotpatch Support for Windows Server Virtual Machines with Desktops

Microsoft has announced that hotpatch support is now generally available for Windows Server Azure Edition VMs running the Desktop experience. This release enables organizations to patch and install updates to Windows Server virtual machines on Azure without rebooting. The Hotpatch feature accomplishes this goal by applying the patch in-memory code of running processes without restarting…

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