What just happened? If you're an IT admin relying on Windows Server Update Services to manage updates across your network, it's time to consider alternatives. Microsoft has officially announced that, ...

Cutting corners: Microsoft introduced Windows Server Update Services in 2005 as an improvement over previous software update mechanisms, designed for Windows patch downloads and servicing. Two decades ...

Microsoft recently described some updates to Windows Server, including the introduction of global hotpatching and the planned deprecation of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Late last week, ...

Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the ...

Windows Server 2025 is currently open to a Remote Code Execution exploit via the Windows Update Service, and at the time of this writing a fix from Microsoft has yet to fully patch the issue. Reports ...

Microsoft has announced the deprecation of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), meaning no new features will be added to the service. For a long time, Microsoft has been offering its Windows Server ...

Microsoft confirmed a Windows Server 2016 issue that can break domain controller discovery after installing KB5087537.

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