Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory Blog
The current CU15 for Exchange Server 2019, like the CU14, has been released for Windows Server 2025. The CU15 supports the inplace upgrade to Exchange Server SE RTM. However, the Inplace Upgrade only supports the upgrade of the Exchange installation. The operating system cannot be upgraded via Inplace Upgrade. So if you want to upgrade from October 2025 ... Read more
With a new Windows Server 2025 template for vmware, the customization of the operating system with a "VM Customization Specifications" did not work. Brief explanation: With vmware vSphere, VMs can be created from a template. The template is a template with the operating system installed and all relevant basic settings. New VMs can be cloned very quickly from this template. ... Read more
Windows Server 2025 offers new features for Active Directory (AD DS) and Active Directory Lightweight Domain Services (AD LDS) for the first time in a long time. With the new features, Active Directory scales better even in very large environments and brings additional improvements for security and stability. Optional feature for 32k database page size Since the introduction of Active Directory ... Read more
Domain Controllers under Windows Server 2025 currently have the problem that an incorrect network profile is loaded. After restarting the server, the network profile "Public" is loaded, although it is a domain controller. Here is a screenshot from the GUI directly after starting the operating system And here is a screenshot from the PowerShell: ... Read more
The new Windows Server 2025 brings some new features for the Active Directory and also makes the upgrade particularly easy. An inplace upgrade to Windows Server 2025 is possible from Windows Server 2012 R2 without an intermediate step. In principle, only the Server 2025 ISO needs to be mounted and it can be upgraded directly. In ... Read more
Microsoft has released Windows Server 2025. Since 01.11.24 the new Windows Server version can be downloaded in the Visual Studio subscription. A 180-day trial version of Windows Server 2025 can be downloaded at the following link: Windows Server 2025 is an LTSC version that will be mainstream by October 2029. Read more
In August 2023, I tried out a preview version of Windows Server vNext and was quite disillusioned with the new features. Now it's a new year and something has changed in the Windows Server vNext version. I have therefore tested the current build 26010 of Windows Server vNext and have to admit ... Read more
