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The windows server tag on WindowsForum.com covers administration, security, and troubleshooting for Microsoft's server platform. Recent discussions highlight critical August 2026 patches for Windows Server roles, including DNS Server remote code execution vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-65789, CVE-2026-62878, CVE-2026-62820), a DHCP Server information disclosure (CVE-2026-62745), and an NFS denial-of-service flaw (CVE-2026-68819). Other threads examine third-party tools and updates relevant to server environments, such as Intel XPU Manager for multi-GPU servers, Siemens License Server privilege flaws, and SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted deployment on Windows Server 2025. The tag emphasizes practical patch management, role-specific exposure, and monitoring for enterprise IT administrators.
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    Intel XPU Manager 2.1 Adds Arc Pro P2P Topology View

    Intel XPU Manager 2.1 adds a p2p topology command for Intel Arc Pro systems, giving administrators a direct way to see which installed GPUs can communicate with one another and through which paths. The practical value is highest on multi-GPU workstations and servers running inference, rendering...
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    Siemens License Server 5.3 Patches Two Privilege Flaws

    Siemens License Server administrators should treat the August 2026 security update as a priority: versions below 5.1 and below 5.3 are affected by two flaws that can permit privilege escalation and arbitrary file reads on the host running the license service. Siemens ProductCERT published the...
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    SolarWinds Observability: AI Alerts Require SaaS Connection

    SolarWinds Observability Self-Hosted makes its strongest case to Windows-based IT teams through one subscription that bundles a substantial amount of the former Orion product line, but the “self-hosted” label has a meaningful boundary: the new AI assistant and ML-based anomaly alerts require an...
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    CVE-2026-68819: Patch Windows Server for NFS DoS Flaw

    Microsoft published CVE-2026-68819 on August 11, 2026, describing a Windows Network File System denial-of-service vulnerability. For administrators, the immediate task is narrower than a fleet-wide Windows emergency: identify every Windows system running Server for NFS, confirm it received the...
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    CVE-2026-65789: Windows DNS Server RCE Needs August Patches

    Microsoft has published CVE-2026-65789, a Windows DNS Server remote code execution vulnerability, in its Security Update Guide as part of the August 11, 2026 security release. For administrators, the immediate priority is simple: identify every Windows Server instance running the DNS Server...
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    CVE-2026-62878: Patch Windows DNS Server RCE Flaw

    Microsoft published CVE-2026-62878 on August 11 as a Windows DNS Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability, putting systems that run the Windows DNS Server role into the immediate patch-and-verify queue. The advisory appeared at 7:00 a.m. Pacific time, or 2:00 p.m. UTC, as part of Microsoft’s...
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    CVE-2026-62820: Patch Windows DNS Server RCE Flaw

    Microsoft’s August 11, 2026 security release includes CVE-2026-62820, a Windows DNS Server remote code execution vulnerability. The immediate priority is straightforward: organizations running the Windows DNS Server role should identify those servers, deploy the applicable August security update...
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    CVE-2026-62745: Patch Windows DHCP Server Data Leak

    Microsoft has published CVE-2026-62745, a Windows DHCP Server information-disclosure vulnerability, as part of its August 11, 2026 security release. For administrators, the immediate point is narrower than the title may suggest: this concerns systems running the Windows DHCP Server role, not...
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    CVE-2026-62742: Patch Windows DHCP Server Disclosure Flaw

    Microsoft published CVE-2026-62742, a Windows DHCP Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability, on Tuesday, August 11, 2026. The Security Update Guide entry carries a publication timestamp of 7:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, or 14:00 UTC, but the disclosure currently provides far less...
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    CVE-2026-49179: Patch Windows AD DS RCE on Domain Controllers

    Microsoft published CVE-2026-49179, a Windows Active Directory Domain Services remote code execution vulnerability, at 7:00 a.m. Pacific time on August 11, 2026. For administrators, the immediate priority is straightforward: identify every Windows server running the Active Directory Domain...
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    CVE-2026-56174: Patch Windows Narrator Braille LPE

    Microsoft has published CVE-2026-56174, an Important-rated Windows Narrator Braille elevation-of-privilege vulnerability that can allow a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to take control of an affected machine. The immediate action is to deploy the August 11, 2026 Windows...
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    Nexsan E48 Is a 2012 SAN, Not a New 2026 Release

    Nexsan E48 nu este o lansare din august 2026, ci un sistem SAN prezentat pentru prima dată la NAB Show din Las Vegas, în aprilie 2012. Pagina republicată indică o dată de publicare din 2 august 2026, însă textul însuși anunță o demonstrație la NAB 2012, iar articolul original din StorageReview...
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    SIA: AI Data Centers Drive $1.5 Trillion Chip Market in 2026

    The Semiconductor Industry Association says global chip sales are on course to reach $1.5 trillion in 2026, a forecast that puts AI data-center buildouts—not consumer PCs—at the center of the semiconductor market’s next expansion. In its State of the U.S. Semiconductor Industry report, published...
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    CVE-2026-56155: AD FS DKM ACL Enforcement Begins October 13

    Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 Windows security updates start a three-month countdown for AD FS administrators: the updates now audit Distributed Key Manager container permissions, and automatic ACL remediation begins October 13, 2026 on Windows Server 2016 and later. Microsoft detailed the change in...
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    BackupChain Hyper-V Adds RCT Incrementals and Deep Verification

    BackupChain is expanding its Hyper-V backup capabilities with an update aimed squarely at Windows Server administrators who need faster incremental protection, lower storage consumption, simplified recovery, and greater assurance that a backup chain will actually restore. The release positions...
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    CVE-2026-54121: July Updates Block Certighost Domain Takeover

    Microsoft’s July security updates close a high-impact Active Directory Certificate Services vulnerability that can turn a low-privileged domain account into a route to full Windows domain compromise. Tracked as CVE-2026-54121 and publicly dubbed Certighost, the flaw abuses a little-known...
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    Windows Server 2025 KMS TPM Readiness Alerts Start August 2026

    Microsoft is preparing to make Windows volume activation more resistant to impersonation and infrastructure tampering by tying future Key Management Service deployments to TPM-based hardware attestation. The new KMS Hardware-Secured model is intended to confirm that a KMS host is running on a...
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    Windows Server 2025 KMS Adds TPM Attestation Readiness in August 2026

    Microsoft is preparing to put a hardware-backed trust check at the center of Windows volume activation, marking one of the most significant changes to the Key Management Service model in years. The new KMS Hardware-Secured capability will use Trusted Platform Module-based attestation to validate...
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    Windows Server 2025 Adds KMS TPM Readiness Checks in August 2026

    Microsoft will require TPM-based attestation for KMS Hardware-Secured activation with the next Windows Server Long-Term Servicing Channel release, shifting KMS host trust from a software-only configuration to a hardware-verified identity. The change is intended to make it harder to abuse cloned...
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    Workspace ONE Adds Windows Server Management in UEM SaaS 2604

    Omnissa is extending Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management beyond its traditional end-user computing territory by bringing Windows Server into the same cloud-native console used for PCs, phones, rugged hardware, virtual endpoints, and other managed devices. The capability, which became...
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