Hacker News with Generative AI: Windows Server

Microsoft still not said anything about unexpected Windows Server 2025 installs (theregister.com)
Microsoft remains silent over Windows Server 2025 turning up in the guise of a security update earlier this week, much to the chagrin of affected administrators.
Microsoft, Windows Server, Security, Software Updates
22 points by beardyw 14 days ago | 5 comments
Windows 2022 Servers Unexpectedly Upgrading to 2025 (reddit.com)
Arriving at work this morning, an "SME" sized business in the UK, something seemed a little off. Further investigation showed that all of our Windows 2022 Servers had either upgraded themselves to 2025 overnight or were about to do so.
Windows Server, IT Issues, Technical Problems
95 points by nielsole 17 days ago | 45 comments
Microsoft Deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN Protocols in Windows Server (bleepingcomputer.com)
Microsoft has officially deprecated the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) in future versions of Windows Server, recommending admins switch to different protocols that offer increased security.
Security, Networking, Windows Server, VPN
12 points by romperstomper 42 days ago | 5 comments
Windows Server 2008 IA64 Guest on HP Integrity VM (HP-UX) (virtuallyfun.com)
This is a guide on how to install Windows Server 2008 guest on HP Integrity VM. Yes, Itanium and HP-UX involved. Unlike installing HP-UX or OpenVMS guests, this is not widely documented (or at all) and a rather obscure process. I suppose Windows on HP-UX was never popular in first place and only maybe saw some use in the enterprise.
Virtualization, Operating Systems, Windows Server, HP-UX, Itanium
15 points by jandeboevrie 61 days ago | 2 comments