Microsoft plans to deprecate the Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server role, including its Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot functionality, starting with the next Windows Server release. WDS continues to work on Windows Server 2025 and earlier, but you should begin planning a migration now. This article explains what the deprecation covers and evaluates the alternatives Microsoft names: the Configuration Manager PXE responder without WDS, non-Microsoft PXE solutions, and UEFI HTTP(S) Boot. It also covers Windows Autopilot for new devices and the planning steps Microsoft recommends.

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Microsoft va déprécier le rôle WDS dès la prochaine version de Windows Server. Périmètre, calendrier et alternatives : voici ce que les admins doivent savoir.

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Microsoft's September 2026 security roundup adds a Security Copilot detonation summary to Microsoft Defender for Office 365 and network-level data loss prevention (DLP) through Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Entra Global Secure Access. Purview also gains larger auto-labeling simulations, eDiscovery support for user-owned SharePoint Embedded containers, file-level archiving, and permanent deletion with Priority Cleanup. In addition, Intune Remote Help, Enterprise Application Management, and Microsoft Cloud PKI are coming to GCC High. This article explains the requirements, configuration steps, and limitations of each feature.

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UmbrelOS hits ver.2.0 – How Much Different is it? UmbrelOS has always taken a slightly different route to most traditional NAS and home server operating systems, focusing heavily on simplifying self-hosting rather than exposing every possible configuration option to the user. That approach made it accessible, but it also left a number of gaps for […]

Microsoft’s emergency KB5129195 update only partly repairs the USB Audio Class 1.0 failures introduced by September’s Patch Tuesday release. Systems that previously lost audio or showed Code 10 errors may still be affected, while the new patch mainly restores eight-channel and 3D audio operation.

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Microsoft has published a temporary workaround for Windows 11 domain login failures caused by September 2026 updates, including KB5124008. The guidance follows reports that the update broke domain trust through Machine Identity Isolation, an issue covered in reports about KB5124008 breaking domain trust and the failure of emergency updates to fix secure domain logins.

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New ARM v9.2 Powered DIY NAS Revealed – The Minisforum N5R Minisforum has used IFA 2026 to reveal another addition to its growing NAS range, this time in the form of the N5R. At first glance, it follows the same general 5-bay desktop design language as the company’s other recent N5 systems, including the removable […]

Microsoft a publié des mises à jour hors bande pour Windows Server et Windows 11 afin de corriger le bug RDS, mais aussi d'autres bugs et une faille.

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Microsoft a confirmé le bug des services RDS causé par les mises à jour de septembre 2026 et a publié un correctif KIR. Voici comment le déployer par GPO.

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Les mises à jour de septembre 2026 pour Windows Server 2019, 2022 et 2025 provoquent des pannes des services Bureau à distance (RDS).

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Minisforum MS-01 SE Launched at IFA 2026 The Minisforum MS-01 SE is a lower-cost variation of the company’s established MS-01 mini workstation, first shown at IFA 2026 as a way to retain much of the original system’s compact workstation design while trimming back some of the more expensive hardware. Rather than replacing the MS-01 outright, […]

The New UGREEN HomeAgent Series Revealed UGREEN has spent the last few years building out its NAS range, but its latest announcement takes the company in a rather different direction. I was in Boston for the reveal of UGREEN HomeAgent, a new family of systems designed to bring local storage, AI processing, home surveillance and […]

TrueNAS vs UnRAID – Which One Deserves Your Data? TrueNAS vs Unraid. Both can turn standard x86 hardware into a powerful NAS, application server and virtualisation platform, but neither approaches the job in quite the same way. More importantly, the question is not simply which platform has the longest feature list. It is which one […]

CWWK N150 2x10GbE 3x NVMe 6 Bay NAS Motherboard Review The CWWK NAS-N150-6P is a Mini-ITX NAS motherboard built for compact DIY storage systems, with the reviewed version using Intel’s N150 processor. This is a 4-core, 4-thread Twin Lake CPU with a 6W processor base power and a maximum turbo frequency of 3.6GHz, so it […]

Don’t Buy the WRONG Hardware KVM – Use This Guide To Get it Right, First Time! Remote access is often treated as a software problem, but there are situations where software alone is not enough. A physical remote KVM sits between you and the target computer at the hardware level, giving remote access to the […]

Synology Prime Day Deals – 10-25% OFF (DS925+, DS1525+, DS425+ and MORE) Synology has really gone big on these latest deals for Prime Day 2026, which is a massive surprise after years of them being incredibly restrained and conservative at these sales events. With HDD and SSD prices steadily increasing throughout 2026, most users have […]

Asustor Lockerstor Gen 2+ – Tiny  Refresh or Solid Value in 2026? The ASUSTOR Lockerstor 4 Gen 2+ and Lockerstor 2 Gen 2+ arrive as modest updates to the earlier Gen 2 series, keeping much of the same hardware foundation while adding dual 5GbE as the main headline improvement. Both models still target buyers who […]

ZimaCube 2 NAS Review – The Difficult ‘Second Album’… The ZimaCube 2 is IceWhale’s latest desktop NAS and self-hosting system, and this review is focused specifically on the standard non-Pro model priced at $799. It follows on from the original ZimaCube and ZimaCube Pro, but it arrives in a very different context. IceWhale is no […]

The Beelink EX Mate Pro – A Very, VERY Different Kind of DAS! The Beelink EX Mate Pro sits somewhere between a USB4 v2 docking station, a desktop storage enclosure, a laptop charger, and a small conferencing accessory. Rather than focusing on 1 function, it combines several common desk-side add-ons into a single 99 x […]