Windows Server Surprise: Routine Update Accidentally Upgrades Systems to 2025
Microsoft mistakenly delivered the upgrade to machines running Windows Server 2022, leaving admins scrambling.
Buggy Windows Update starts automatically 'upgrading' Windows 2022 servers to Windows Server 2025
Windows Server 2022 machines are getting automatically upgraded to Windows Server 2025, without system administrator content or awareness.
Microsoft: Windows Server automatically updated to version 2025
Microsoft has confirmed that some Windows servers have apparently been automatically updated to the new Windows Server 2025. Microsoft has already been able to solve the problem in some cases, but in other cases third-party manufacturers are responsible. In addition, the Windows 11-24H2 update can now be offered on other systems.
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.
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Windows 10 users – and those running an out-of-date version of Windows 11 – are getting an update stealthily pushed to their PCs that will allow Microsoft to force a future up
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 ...
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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 ...
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 operating system upgrade. What was supposed to be a standard ...
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A situation occurred where Windows Server 2022 at work was 'automatically upgraded to Windows Server 2025'
Specifically, the numbering of 'KB5044284,' a Windows 11 update delivered in October 2024, was actually an upgrade to Windows Server 2025. In other words, the 'update' and 'upgrade' of the OS ...
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Microsoft confirms botched WSUS upgrade led to failing Windows 11 Patch Tuesday updates0 0
This Tuesday was the second Tuesday of the month which meant it was Patch Tuesday time. Microsoft has confirmed however that the updates for Windows 11 22H2 may not have been offered by some of ...
Windows Server 2025 released—here are the new features
Microsoft has announced that Windows Server 2025, the latest version of its server operating system, is generally available starting Friday, November 1st.