News Buggy Windows Update starts automatically 'upgrading' Windows 2022 servers to Windows Server 2025

[Admin]

Windows Server 2022 machines are getting automatically upgraded to Windows Server 2025, without system administrator content or awareness.

Buggy Windows Update starts automatically 'upgrading' Windows 2022 servers to Windows Server 2025 : Read more

 

[DS426]

Wow. Free marketing for Linux!

I didn't even know that Windows Server could in-place upgrade itself via Windows Update servicing.

 

[nrdwka]

Wow. Free marketing for Linux!

I didn't even know that Windows Server could in-place upgrade itself via Windows Update servicing.

Windows server is pretty much the same under the hood as normal windows, or ltsc, or iot. There is nothing what prevent to install windows server and use it as gaming pc (you will need to install additional components).

 

[RedRonin]

and no IT guy / management tought : Microsoft became a messed up update specialist, while i understand the updates needs, the update system must be blocked for at least 7-14 days, it gives time to see when Msoft messes up, anti virus okay but all os related, put a darn stop on them

and if they haven't made an full os backup clone ....

stupid thinking

 

[AtrociKitty]

This only happened automatically because of Heimdal. Windows Server 2025 appears as an optional upgrade you need to manually select from Windows Update otherwise. KB5044284 isn't pushed as a required update and will not install on its own under vanilla Server 2022.

 

[ohio_buckeye]

Good case for still running a wsus server so you can go in and decline that update.

 

[hotaru251]

how many yrs has MSFT been doing windows updates? Shouldn't have these type of issues with it :|

 

[adamXpeter]

Looks like these IT professionals learned nothing from the Crowdstrike scandal. Automatic update still turned on on a production server?

 

[jeremyj_83]

The worst part is Server 2025 just went GA on Nov 1st so there are a ton of bugs that still needs to be worked out.

 

[jeremyj_83]

Good case for still running a wsus server so you can go in and decline that update.

Has WSUS gotten better over the last 5 years? When trying to run it on Server 2012 R2, it really sucked and never worked correctly.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

Looks like these IT professionals learned nothing from the Crowdstrike scandal. Automatic update still turned on on a production server?

The biggest crime here is calling them "professional"

 

[ohio_buckeye]

At work we use it on server 2016 or 19. They look almost alike lol so I’d have to check. But it’s still wsus. The biggest issue I’ve run into is if the database gets too bloated. I had to run some sql cleanup commands on its database a while back when I’d let it go too long. But if you run their cleanup tool ever so often should be fine.