🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2025 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5040431 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-30098 CVE-2023-24932 Affected components: Windows Server 2025 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root Cause Analysis Quick Triage Step-by-Step Diagnosis Solution – […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5041828 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-38063 CVE-2024-38140 CVE-2022-3775 CVE-2024-38178 CVE-2024-38193 CVE-2024-38196 CVE-2024-38198 CVE-2024-38199 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom […]
How to Configure a GitHub Actions Self-Hosted Runner on Windows Server 2025 GitHub Actions self-hosted runners let you execute workflow jobs on your own infrastructure instead of GitHub’s cloud-hosted runners. For teams building Windows applications, running integration tests against local databases, or working in air-gapped environments, a self-hosted runner on Windows Server 2025 is the […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5035885 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-21407 CVE-2024-21429 CVE-2024-21430 CVE-2024-21439 CVE-2024-21441 CVE-2024-21444 CVE-2024-21446 CVE-2024-21450 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5039213 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-30080 CVE-2024-30069 CVE-2024-30076 CVE-2024-30077 CVE-2024-30078 CVE-2024-30082 CVE-2024-35250 CVE-2024-30063 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom […]
How to Configure OpenSSH Server on Windows Server 2025 OpenSSH has been a first-class optional feature of Windows Server since 2019, and on Windows Server 2025 it receives further polish that makes it a genuinely production-ready alternative to WinRM for remote administration. SSH offers a universally understood protocol, strong key-based authentication, encrypted channel multiplexing, and […]
How to Configure Azure Backup for Windows Server 2025 Azure Backup extends your Windows Server 2025 data protection strategy to the cloud, giving you offsite backup storage without managing physical tape drives or remote data centers. Using the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent, you can back up files, folders, and system state directly to […]
How to Configure Just Enough Administration (JEA) on Windows Server 2025 Just Enough Administration (JEA) is a PowerShell-based security feature that implements the principle of least privilege for administrative tasks. Instead of granting users full administrator rights on a server, JEA creates a constrained PowerShell remoting endpoint that limits each user to exactly the commands, […]
How to Configure FSRM File Server Resource Manager on Windows Server 2025 File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) is a built-in Windows Server role service that gives administrators fine-grained control over storage consumption, file types, and reporting on file shares. With FSRM you can enforce disk quotas to prevent users from exhausting share capacity, block prohibited […]
How to Promote a Server to Domain Controller on Windows Server 2025 Adding a second — or third — domain controller to your Active Directory environment is one of the most important resilience steps you can take. A single domain controller is a single point of failure: if it goes offline, user logins stall, Group […]
