Windows Server

Microsoft appears to be working on adding sudo command support to Windows Server 2025. The new feature has been spotted in the latest Windows Server preview build and it was shared by the X/Twitter account Albacore last week. The sudo (superuser do) command allows users to execute commands with administrative privileges on a user account….

In this episode of First Ring Daily, Brad Sams and Paul Thurrott discuss the new setup process coming to Windows and Windows Server.

Microsoft has recently announced the release of Windows Server Insider Preview Build 26040. The company also revealed the official branding for the upcoming Windows Server product called Windows Server 2025. In November, Microsoft announced that Windows Server 2025 should include several new capabilities for enterprise customers. The release will introduce features like SMB over QUIC,…

Microsoft has announced that Windows Admin Center version 2311 is available in public preview for commercial customers. The latest update brings new experiences for Azure Arc and Azure Migrate, coupled with enhancements to widely-used tools. “Windows Admin Center provides an Azure Arc for servers onboarding experience through our Azure hybrid center. New in this release,…

Microsoft is planning to add the Server Message Block (SMB) over QUIC technology to all editions of Windows Server 2025. The company is currently testing the feature with select users in Windows Server Insider Datacenter and Standard editions. What is SMB over QUIC? SMB (Server Message Block) is a network file-sharing protocol that allows users…

Docker Images are the transportable component of containers and provide a template that describes what each container looks like. There are two base Docker images provided by Microsoft, Windows Server 2016 Core and Nano, which can be used as a starting point for your containers.

Microsoft has acknowledged a new issue that is currently affecting Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2019. Found in the latest Patch Tuesday updates released on October 10, this new bug breaks virtual machines (VMs) running on Hyper-V hosts. Specifically, Microsoft says that users might notice that the virtual machines fail to start or are…

Microsoft has recently announced the release of the Windows Server Insider Preview build 25951. The new build introduces several enhancements for Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) and Active Directory Lightweight Domain Services (AD LDS), including support for a new forest and domain functional level. What are Windows Server Active Directory functional levels? Functional levels…

Learn about the differences in SQL Server’s disaster recovery options so that you know what options you have to prevent your next outage.

MSIX is a new installer technology for Windows that first appeared in Windows 10 version 1809 and it was later backported to Windows 10 versions 1709 and 1803. It replaces Windows Installer (MSI) and the APPX packaging format previously used for Store apps. MSIX works with all Win32, WPF, Windows Forms, and Universal Windows Platform…