It's a necessary but loathsome activity for just about every systems administrator: Windows patching. Windows systems get patched via Microsoft Update. There are many Windows patching tools that help ...

There's never a convenient time to perform a reboot, but it's often required after applying security updates in Windows. For Windows desktops, automated reboots may occur when you least expect them ...

Greedy patching: Hot patching is a way to quickly install security updates without requiring an OS reboot. Microsoft has offered the feature for years through its ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The secret to the continuing availability of security patches ...

An out-of-band (OOB) security update that patches an actively exploited Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability has broken hotpatching on some Windows Server 2025 devices. Days later, the ...

Microsoft’s October Patch Tuesday releases will fix 167 vulnerabilities, the highest number this year, including seven rated as critical that need immediate attention from CISOs. Separately, SAP ...

A critical zero-day vulnerability in Windows servers running the Kerberos authentication system, first disclosed in May, has now been patched by Microsoft, but must be given high priority by admins ...

Update, April 30, 2025: This story, originally published April 28, has been updated with further information regarding the hotpatching security update service for Windows Server 2025 users, as well as ...

August’s Patch Tuesday is a big one: 751 fixes, an exploited WinSock flaw and plenty of critical Windows, Office and Exchange issues.

Microsoft has finally confirmed that some Windows Server 2019 and 2022 systems were "unexpectedly" upgraded to Windows Server 2025 on devices if updates were managed using third-party patch management ...