Microsoft released Windows 11 25H2 at the end of last month, and with the new feature update, the company has made a requirement mandatory for OS installations.
Kerberos authentication RSS
Microsoft has explained in detail what broke Windows Server Kerberos authentication issues following Patch Tuesday updates and how to work around the bug.
Microsoft has fixed a Windows 11 24H2 and Server 2025 bug where passwords were failing to change, leading to authentication failures.
Microsoft released patches for a couple of Kerberos authentication vulnerabilities tracked under CVE-2024-26248 and CVE-2024-29056. Details about its enforcement timeline have been shared.
Microsoft has announced it is taking steps to eventually disable NTLM (NT LAN Manager) for authentication features in Windows 11 and add new features to Kerberos to take its place.
In this edition of Microsoft Weekly we have a lot to unpack, including lots of Windows bugs and their associated fixes, changes to Windows 11 in the latest Dev Channel build, and games in Teams (!).
Microsoft has released out-of-band Windows updates in order to patch issues in Kerberos authentication on Domain Controllers. The updates need to be installed manually via Microsoft Update Catalog.