How to Set Up Let’s Encrypt SSL for IIS on Windows Server 2025 Let’s Encrypt is a free, automated certificate authority that issues 90-day Domain Validation (DV) TLS certificates. On Linux with Apache or nginx, Certbot handles the entire process; on Windows with IIS, the recommended equivalent is win-acme (formerly known as letsencrypt-win-simple), a fully […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5032247 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2023-36397 CVE-2024-21315 CVE-2023-36036 CVE-2023-36428 CVE-2023-36425 CVE-2023-36424 CVE-2023-36423 CVE-2023-36017 +10 more Affected components: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Microsoft Defender for Endpoint for Windows on […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 5–30 min Last verified: 15 November 2024 Affected versions: Windows Server 2025 📖 ~3 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 Use Server Manager for Role Administration on Windows Server 2025 Server Manager is the built-in management console that ships with every edition of Windows Server 2025 and provides a single pane of glass for monitoring server health, installing roles and features, reviewing events, and running Best Practices Analyzer scans — all without leaving […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5041160 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-38140 CVE-2022-3775 CVE-2024-38178 CVE-2024-38193 CVE-2024-38196 CVE-2024-38198 CVE-2024-38199 CVE-2024-38106 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) Windows Server […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2019 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5046661 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-43623 CVE-2024-43626 CVE-2024-43627 CVE-2024-43628 CVE-2024-43634 CVE-2024-43637 CVE-2024-43638 CVE-2024-43643 +11 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 2019 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5040498 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-38060 CVE-2024-38077 CVE-2024-38074 CVE-2024-38191 CVE-2024-30081 CVE-2024-35270 CVE-2024-38025 CVE-2024-38034 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment […]
🟠 High ⏱ 15–60 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2016 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5046613 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-43623 CVE-2024-43626 CVE-2024-43627 CVE-2024-43628 CVE-2024-43634 CVE-2024-43637 CVE-2024-43638 CVE-2024-43643 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2016 Table of contents Symptom & Impact Environment & Reproduction Root […]
🔴 Critical ⏱ 15–90 min Last verified: 25 May 2026 Affected versions: Windows Server 2022 📖 ~4 min read • Source: Microsoft KB5035857 • MSRC update-guide entry Related CVEs: CVE-2024-21407 CVE-2024-21408 CVE-2024-21429 CVE-2024-21430 CVE-2024-21438 CVE-2024-21439 CVE-2024-21441 CVE-2024-21442 +12 more Affected components: Windows Server 2022 Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation) Table of […]
How to Set Up Remote Desktop Gateway on Windows Server 2025 Remote Desktop Gateway (RD Gateway) is a Windows Server role service that enables authorised users to connect to internal remote desktops and RemoteApp programs over HTTPS (port 443), without requiring a VPN connection. By tunnelling RDP traffic through an SSL-encrypted HTTPS connection, RD Gateway […]
