Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 are no longer supported products as of Oct. 10, 2023, meaning no more patches will be arriving. However, organizations possibly can keep patches coming ...

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" ...

Once you have met the aforementioned prerequisites, let us show you how to perform a feature update. To perform a feature update, follow the steps mentioned below. Collect system information Get your ...

It turned out to be a problem with our stupid proxy server. I'm chalking it up to the proxy not understanding the pass-through auth used in the newer version of Server 2012. I really didn't ...

There are few things I love more than getting something for “free” and having it turn out to be valuable. That’s certainly true with Microsoft’s latest attempt at easing patch management pain, WSUS ...

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions.

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.

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Microsoft has confirmed that the June 14 Patch Tuesday ...