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Windows Server Surprise: Routine Update Accidentally Upgrades Systems to 2025

Microsoft mistakenly delivered the upgrade to machines running Windows Server 2022, leaving admins scrambling.

Microsoft 'resolves' and 'mitigates' Windows Server 2025 update whoopsie

According to Microsoft: "The Windows Server 2025 feature update was released as an Optional update under the Upgrade Classification: 'DeploymentAction=OptionalInstallation'. "Feature update metadata must be interpreted as Optional and not Recommended by patch management tools."

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Microsoft Update Decision—Alarming News For Millions Of Windows Users

In confirming the deployment of patch KB5001716 to Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs, Microsoft warns that “when this update is installed, Windows may attempt to download and install feature updates to your device if it is approaching or has reached the end of support for your currently installed Windows version.

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Microsoft stealthily installs Windows 10 update to nag you to upgrade to Windows 11 – and not for the first time

Windows 10 users – and those running an out-of-date version of Windows 11 – are getting an update stealthily pushed to their PCs that will allow Microsoft to force a future up

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Microsoft says unexpected Windows Server 2025 automatic upgrades were due to faulty third-party tools

Multiple Windows Server 2019 and 2022 systems were reportedly unexpectedly upgraded to Windows Server 2025 overnight, and ...

Microsoft blames Windows Server 2025 automatic upgrades on 3rd-party tools

Microsoft has finally confirmed that some Windows Server 2019 and 2022 systems were "unexpectedly" upgraded to Windows Server ...

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Sysadmin shock as Windows Server 2025 installs itself after update labeling error

Screens sprayed with coffee after techies find Microsoft's latest OS in unexpected places Administrators are reporting ...

Windows Server 2025 Security features PDF download

Read about the new Security features in Windows Server 2025 and related Azure security capabilities. You can download the PDF ...

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Windows Server 2025 accidentally auto-installed due to 3rd-party tool, API error

Some users are reporting that Windows Server 2022 is automatically getting upgraded to Windows Server 2025 without the ...

Microsoft fixes bugs causing Windows Server 2025 blue screens, install issues

Microsoft has fixed several bugs that cause install, upgrade, and Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) issues on Windows Server 2025 devices with a high core count.

Windows Server 2025 is now generally available, promising security and performance for businesses of all sizes

Microsoft has announced the general availability of Windows Server 2025, which it says is designed with security and ...

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When Windows Server 2025 is delivered like it's 1999, nobody gets to party

What's the difference between a broken update system and a malware injection engine? Opinion A seemingly simple, single mistake in metadata that auto-trashes a critical, major component in the Windows ...

Mislabeled patch sends Windows Server 2022 admins on unwanted upgrade to 2025

Earlier this week, multiple system administrators reported that a routine security update unexpectedly triggered a full ...

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Windows Server 2025 system requirements, new features. Now rolling out

Only the SSE4.2 and POPCNT requirements are new. Microsoft has made it mandatory for all Windows 11 24H2 editions, so it isn’t a surprise for Windows Server 2025. POPCNT began shipping in 2008, so ...

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