Windows updates are a necessary evil. If they're a source of stress and frustration for you, heed these quick tips to reclaim control.

When Microsoft shipped the October 2025 optional update, we noticed that it dropped the YYYY-MM format. It also dropped the “cumulative” term from the title. Now it’s certainly simpler, but more ...

Two Windows vulnerabilities—one a zero-day that has been known to attackers since 2017 and the other a critical flaw that Microsoft initially tried and failed to patch recently—are under active ...

Researchers warn hackers could be gathering intelligence for future attacks, and authorities warn users to apply patches and check for compromise.

Microsoft has released a security update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting multiple versions of Windows Server Update Services that was not fully eradicated by a ...

Microsoft is simplifying its naming scheme for Windows updates to make them easier to understand and more consistent.

Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band security update for Windows Server to address a probable remote code ...

Windows Server 2025 is currently vulnerable to a Remote Code Execution exploit and a patch for the issue doesn't seem to be ...

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a new bug to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities ...

A critical security flaw in Microsoft's WSUS feature is being actively exploited in the wild by threat actors who could gain access into unpatched servers, remotely control networks, and use them to ...

Critical remote code execution flaw in Windows Server is being exploited in the wild, despite previous updates ...

Sysadmins are urged to patch WSUS vulnerability CVE-2025-59287 as soon as possible, with federal agencies required to update ...