Deadlines have a way of getting your attention. On January 14th, 2020, Microsoft will stop providing security updates for Windows Server 2008, almost nine years after the last major update to the ...

Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 extended security updates are bound to cease in 2023 and 2024, respectively. The 0patch team aims to take Microsoft's place in updating these unofficially. When Microsoft ...

As discontent over Windows Vista (with or without Service Pack 1) continues to swirl, Microsoft is gearing up to launch on February 27 the "other" Windows: Windows Server 2008. Even though it is built ...

Microsoft has ended support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008, but you can purchase extended security updates. Here's what you need to do to implement them. January 14, 2020 was the official end ...

The R2 update for Windows Server 2003 was mostly about bug-fixes plus the odd feature tweak, but that's not the case with Windows Server 2008 R2. Expected around October, WS 2008 R2 is a far more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. The secret to the continuing availability of security patches ...

Microsoft released ServerCore with Windows Server 2008 as a GUI-less version of the Windows Server operating system, and while many of us fiddled with ServerCore, it really didn’t take off for ...

Let’s say you’re the sort of IT person whose days, evenings, and weekends are consumed by running around from point to point, trying to keep your company’s or clients’ computers running. Chances are ...