Sysadmin shock as Windows Server 2025 installs itself after labeling error

41 points · robaato · 3 hours ago

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mattsimpson · 1 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 · 2 hours ago

"or paying for the required license?"

Where was the acceptance of a contract requiring that? Microsoft just gave people a free upgrade.

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gnabgib · 2 hours ago

Discussion (75 points, 18 hours ago, 26 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42057451

ahoka · 2 hours ago

“installs itself” = a 3rd party patch management product installed the update

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troseph · 2 hours ago

David Attenborough voiced "Sysadmins are cautious by nature" in my head.