Microsoft has warned IT administrators to prepare for the removal of Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) from Windows Server ...

In its current deprecated state though, WINS is just supported and maintained, and does not receive new features through ...

As Microsoft moves toward shorter and shorter release cycles -- meaning a new version of Windows and other server products every 12 to 18 months, in all likelihood -- I'm wondering if their marketing ...

Microsoft late last month quietly rolled out an online backup service for use with its Windows Server 8 beta. Not everyone can try out the new Microsoft Online Backup Service. It's currently offered ...

Chinese state-sponsored threat actors are reportedly actively exploiting a vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows Server ...

Two of the most notable enhancements are a built-in firewall and the security configuration wizard, which helps automate server lockdowns. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats ...

Microsoft is updating the server version of its Windows operating system to give the OS more virtualization capabilities. The company has posted a release candidate, a post-beta-but-not-yet-production ...

Microsoft yesterday released its Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, providing system customers with security enhancements as well as reliability and performance improvements. Analysts said service ...

When it comes to adopting new operating systems and applications, common practice among system administrators is to delay adoption until the release of the first service pack. Admins found plenty of ...

Where Windows 8 is an operating system built for the tablet, Windows Server 8 is an operating system built for the cloud. Not the Windows Azure public cloud; rather, it’s built for “private clouds”: ...

Microsoft announced Friday that Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) will no longer be available in Windows Server releases ...