Sysadmin shock as Windows Server 2025 installs itself after labeling error
https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/06/windows_server_2025_surprise/By robaato at
mattsimpson | 0 comments | 4 minutes ago
We got an urgent notice today from our central IT group warning of this catastrophic screw up of epic proportions, and I could hardly believe it.
This is way worse than the Crowdstrike debacle.
Animats | 1 comment | 3 hours ago
"or paying for the required license?"
Where was the acceptance of a contract requiring that? Microsoft just gave people a free upgrade.
PittleyDunkin | 0 comments | 23 minutes ago
I imagine the definition of "upgrade" depends on the needs of the customer. The merchant of the license is inherently unable to evaluate this. Installing software without explicit consent, especially not-functionally-equivalent-software, is inherently wrong.
gnabgib | 0 comments | 3 hours ago
Discussion (75 points, 18 hours ago, 26 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42057451
ahoka | 2 comments | 3 hours ago
“installs itself” = a 3rd party patch management product installed the update
Brian_K_White | 0 comments | 2 hours ago
A 3rd party tool did what MS told it to do.
heraldgeezer | 0 comments | 2 hours ago
Or if you auto approve security updates. As is common. Azure VMs even default to auto-update pulls from MS.
troseph | 0 comments | 3 hours ago
David Attenborough voiced "Sysadmins are cautious by nature" in my head.