Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) has been a go-to patch management tool for over two decades, providing IT administrators with a way to distribute Microsoft updates across their environments.

There are few things I love more than getting something for “free” and having it turn out to be valuable. That’s certainly true with Microsoft’s latest attempt at easing patch management pain, WSUS ...

Microsoft giveth and Microsoft taketh away, as administrators using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) will soon find out.

Many security breaches can be avoided by applying software patches to known vulnerabilities as soon as they’re released by the vendor. Patch management software provides a centralized place for IT ...

Patch management wasn’t a burning concern for many users of Microsoft Corp.’s Systems Management Server when they purchased earlier editions of the software. But that mind-set is changing. A set of ...

I am new to the company where I work and responsible for the patch management process, before I started here there was none. Now I have implemented a patch management process, but we have a server ...

Facepalm: For regular users, upgrading from Windows Server 2022 to 2025 might like an awesome idea. But for system admins responsible for keeping business-critical systems running smoothly, an ...

A security update unexpectedly set off full OS upgrades on many Windows Server 2022 machines. The issue started with a routine security update, KB5044284. It unexpectedly initiated the installation of ...

This month’s collection of fixes from Microsoft includes 86 patches — but at least there were no zero-day bugs. Microsoft released 86 patches this week with updates for Office, Windows, and SQL Server ...