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In addition to rolling out patches to address two zero-days affecting SQL Server and .NET, Microsoft introduced Common Log ...

Microsoft has released fixes for 77 security vulnerabilities across its product portfolio in the March 2026 Patch Tuesday update, including a high-severity SQL Server flaw affecting multiple supported ...

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Microsoft releases SQL Server 2025 CU2 with bug fixes and performance improvements. Update addresses backup, disaster recovery, replication, storage and resource governor issues. Regular cumulative ...

SQL Server backups cannot be restored to older versions directly. Use Export and Import Data-Tier Application for cross-version database migration. Reconfigure permissions, logins, and connection ...

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 ...

If you haven’t tried PowerToys—Microsoft’s official add-on pack that gives Windows dozens of extra features—you really should. I’m a huge fan of the FancyZones tool that lets you customize Windows’ ...

We recently received a report via our bug bounty program that there was a potential security issue affecting Plex Media Server versions 1.41.7.x to 1.42.0.x. Thanks to that user, we were able to ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...