A subtle but dangerous bug in Windows Server 2025’s Schema Master FSMO role is causing duplicate schema entries that can break Active Directory replication and trigger schema-mismatch errors on older domain controllers — the issue is being discussed by administrators and reported in the field...
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A critical Windows Server 2025 Active Directory Domain Controller restart bug, recently and officially patched by Microsoft, briefly reopened longstanding concerns about the robustness of server update procedures, network traffic management, and overall IT resilience in modern hybrid cloud...
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Windows Server 2025 administrators and enterprise IT teams are facing a critical challenge due to a recently identified bug that affects domain controllers following a system restart. This issue impacts the domain controllers' ability to correctly manage network traffic by mishandling the...
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