Windows Server

Microsoft fixes a zero-day in its Defender antimalware software and issues a patch for a vulnerability that was publicly disclosed in December.

PowerShell scripts can use a lot of resources. And that can be a problem if you need to run a script on a production server without impacting performance.

Use a .NET API to check if the user running your script is a local administrator.

Learn how to debug network issues in Windows 10 and Windows Server with PacketMon.

This month there are just 58 bugs patched for Microsoft products, including a critical remote code execution flaw in Hyper-V and Microsoft issues a security advisory for Windows DNS.

SMB Compression improves speeds and lowers bandwidth utilization when copying large files across the network.

At Ignite earlier this year, Microsoft announced that the Windows Admin Center is coming to the Azure portal.

Most x64 bit server hardware shipping today has TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot, but the features are often turned off by default.

Devices hybrid joined to AAD are not joined to AAD. But instead, joined to ADDS and automatically registered with AAD.

Service accounts configured for unconstrained delegation make it easy to compromise servers and Active Directory.

Microsoft releases 123 security updates, including a patch for a critical Windows Server DNS bug and Hyper-V RemoteFX vGPU gets disabled.

This month Microsoft addresses 129 vulnerabilities, including SMBv3 bugs, Flash Player, and remote code execution flaws in VBScript.

Hackers are targeting unpatched Microsoft systems with publicly available SMBGhost PoC code.

Along with last week's release of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, Microsoft released Windows Server version 2004.

May was a busy month for Windows, with the release of the Windows 10 May 2020 Update and Build.