Microsoft is ending support for three Windows products released in 2016. The impending end can be postponed with Extended Security Updates (ESU) – which naturally come at a price.

Microsoft says the April 2025 security updates are causing authentication issues on some Windows Server 2025 domain controllers. The list of impacted platforms includes Windows Server 2016, Windows ...

Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 get ESU options ...

Update March 22: Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band (OOB) updates to fix this known issue. The March 2024 Windows Server updates are causing some domain controllers to crash and restart, ...