How to Automate Windows Server Provisioning with PowerShell and Terraform on Windows Server 2025 Manual server provisioning — spinning up a VM, installing Windows, running through a checklist of post-install tasks, joining a domain, deploying an application — introduces inconsistency, takes hours per server, and is impossible to reproduce reliably at scale. Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) solves […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5034167 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-20674 CVE-2024-20654 CVE-2024-20657 CVE-2024-20680 CVE-2024-20683 CVE-2024-20691 CVE-2024-21307 CVE-2024-21313 +11 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) Table of […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 27 June 2025 Affected versions: Windows Server 2025 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5044099 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-43483 CVE-2024-43484 Affected components: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 AND 4.7.2 on Windows Server 2019 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5065429 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2025-54918 CVE-2025-55226 CVE-2025-55236 CVE-2025-53799 CVE-2025-53800 CVE-2025-55224 CVE-2025-48807 CVE-2025-49734 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Microsoft summary: Improper authentication in Windows NTLM […]
🟠 High ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 27 June 2025 Affected versions: Windows Server 2025 📖 ~2 min read Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution — Primary Fix Solution — Alternative Approaches Verification & Acceptance Criteria Rollback Plan Prevention & Hardening Related Errors […]
How to Install and Configure IIS on Windows Server 2025 Internet Information Services (IIS) is Microsoft’s mature, high-performance web server built into Windows Server. On Windows Server 2025, IIS 10.0 ships with improved HTTP/3 support, enhanced security defaults, and tighter integration with the Windows Admin Center. Whether you are hosting internal web applications, public-facing sites, […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5037780 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-29996 CVE-2024-30006 CVE-2024-30009 CVE-2024-30014 CVE-2024-30015 CVE-2024-30016 CVE-2024-30019 CVE-2024-30020 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) Table of […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5043080 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-38119 CVE-2024-38240 CVE-2024-38241 CVE-2024-38242 CVE-2024-38249 CVE-2024-38252 CVE-2024-38253 CVE-2024-38254 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) Table of […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5052016 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2025-21376 CVE-2025-21352 CVE-2025-21368 CVE-2025-21369 CVE-2025-21375 CVE-2025-21418 CVE-2025-21419 CVE-2025-21208 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]
