windows server 2022

If you want a reliable, secure file share on your LAN, Windows Server can do the job quickly — whether you're running a single home server or a small‑office file server. This guide walks through creating and managing shared folders and entire volumes on Windows Server 2022 (GUI), explains the...

Microsoft has released an out‑of‑band patch — KB5037422 for Windows Server 2022 (with matching OOB packages for other server SKUs) to address a memory‑leak in the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) that was introduced by the March 12, 2024 security rollup (notably KB5035857 and...

Environment: - Windows Server 2022 - IIS 10.0 Issue Summary: I regularly collect IIS performance metrics using Windows Performance Counters. Initially, the IIS-related counter sets were all available: - Web Service - Web Service Cache - APP_POOL_WAS - WAS_W3WP - W3SVC_W3WP After a few days...

Windows Server 2022 on AWS EC2 delivers familiar Windows enterprise capabilities inside Amazon’s elastic compute fabric, but building robust, performant, and cost‑efficient Windows architectures in the cloud requires more than lift‑and‑shift thinking — it demands an understanding of how compute...

The convergence of Microsoft SQL Server, Dell™ PowerEdge™ hardware, and Windows Server 2022 promises a practical, ship‑ready path to tighter end‑to‑end data protection — but the benefits come with important caveats. A recent industry write‑up and vendor‑commissioned testing argue that pairing...

In a crowded market of vendor claims and vendor-led studies, a recent body of analysis—most notably a Prowess Consulting white paper commissioned by Dell and reproduced across industry outlets—offers a concrete, testable claim: deploying Windows Server 2022 preinstalled on Dell PowerEdge...

Windows-stack websites still matter: in 2025 the best cheap Windows hosting providers combine modern Windows Server support, affordable Windows VPS/shared plans, and clear licensing options — but the trade-offs between cost, control, and compliance are more visible than ever. Background Windows...

A routine security update intended to tighten Windows kernel defenses has instead opened a new attack vector: a reliably exploitable information‑disclosure bug tracked as CVE‑2025‑53136 that leaks kernel addresses on Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 24H2 builds. The vulnerability—rooted in...

Microsoft’s patch for the long‑standing .NET Framework issue that broke apps using Active Directory Forest Trust information has surfaced again in reporting, but the story is more nuanced than a three‑year “finally fixed” narrative — the .NET/System.DirectoryServices regression was identified in...

Microsoft has updated guidance in its Security Update Guide advisory ADV200013 — the advisory that covers DNS resolver spoofing and cache‑poisoning attacks — and is explicitly telling administrators that in addition to older server builds the mitigation applies to newer releases such as Windows...

Windows Server 2019 has entered a new phase of its lifecycle: mainstream support ended on January 9, 2024, and Microsoft will provide security-only updates during the extended support period through January 9, 2029. After that date the product reaches full end of life (EOL) and will no longer...

Windows Server 2016 has reached a pivotal point in its lifecycle: mainstream support ended years ago and extended support will stop on January 12, 2027, leaving systems that remain on the platform exposed to unpatched vulnerabilities, compliance gaps, and growing compatibility problems. This...

August 12’s cumulative rollup for Windows Server 2022 (KB5063880, OS Build 20348.4052) is a pivotal update that continues Microsoft’s multi-year campaign to harden identity and boot integrity in Windows environments—most notably by reinforcing the Microsoft RPC Netlogon protocol against...

Microsoft has quietly but decisively reworked how Active Directory domain controllers answer certain Netlogon RPC calls — a change rolled into the July and August 2025 cumulative updates that hardens the Microsoft RPC Netlogon protocol, closes an unauthenticated resource‑exhaustion vector...

Microsoft's recent servicing cycle for Windows Server 2022 ties together two urgent security themes: Microsoft has pushed a cumulative update (KB5063880) that carries fixes and quality improvements while reiterating critical remediation guidance for a Netlogon Remote Protocol hardening released...

Microsoft Teams, long the backbone of collaboration in many enterprise environments, recently hit a significant stumbling block on Windows Server platforms, catching IT administrators across the globe off guard and sending ripples through the remote desktop and terminal services community. As...

Microsoft’s June 2025 Patch Tuesday update was meant to address dozens of vulnerabilities and enhance system stability, but Azure and hybrid on-premises administrators quickly discovered a critical side effect: DHCP services on multiple generations of Windows Server began failing, resulting in...

In the world of Windows Server administration, few services are as mission-critical—or as overlooked until they fail—as the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). The ability for hundreds or thousands of devices to automatically receive their IP configuration, renew their network leases...

Microsoft's June 2025 security updates have introduced a significant issue affecting the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Server service on various Windows Server versions. Administrators have reported that post-update, the DHCP service intermittently freezes, leading to disruptions in...

I have create a virtual machine to replace an old Dell server. The old server has 4 network adapters, to connect to a regular network/internet, a fire protection network, a process control network, and a modbus/radio network. I installed 3 additional network cards to create 4 adapters on the...