Windows 10: Microsoft Fixes Windows Server 2019 and 2022 Bug That Caused Unexpected Upgrades to Server 2025

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that caused Windows Server 2019 and 2022 systems to automatically upgrade to Windows Server 2025 without user approval. The solution was confirmed in a Windows release health update on Tuesday, more than a year after the problem was first acknowledged in September 2024. "This issue is resolved and Microsoft has re-enabled the upgrade offer via the Windows Update settings panel," the company stated.

How the Windows Server Upgrade Bug Worked


In September 2024, administrators reported that servers had been automatically upgraded overnight to Windows Server 2025, in some cases to versions for which their organizations did not have licenses. Microsoft said part of the issue was due to third-party update management software that was not configured properly.

Software vendors disagreed, claiming the problem was caused by a procedural error on Microsoft's part, pointing to the speed of the release and how the update was classified. At the time, Microsoft did not offer a detailed explanation of the root cause and did not respond to press inquiries when the issue was first reported.

Microsoft’s Fix and Current Status


The upgrade offer via the Windows Update settings panel has been re-enabled after the fix was implemented. Organizations aiming to perform in-place upgrades to Windows Server 2025 can now do so through Settings without worrying about accidental automatic upgrades. Microsoft has provided guidance for in-place upgrades on Microsoft Learn.

This update coincides with a period of increased out-of-band update activity from Microsoft. Over the past month, the company has released emergency updates to resolve issues, including a broken March preview update, a sign-in failure with Microsoft accounts across Edge, Teams, OneDrive, and Microsoft 365 Copilot, a Bluetooth device visibility bug, and security vulnerabilities in the Routing and Remote Access Service management tool on Windows 11 Enterprise devices.

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Windows server 2019 upgrade to 2022

hello,

We have a problem what when we try to upgrade our server from windows server 2019 to 2022 we get this error:

“0xC1900101 – 0x20017 The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during boot operation”

How we can fix that problem ?

Thanks for your answer

 

Does Azure DevOps Server 2022 supports SQL Server 2022 ?

Hello Team,

As per below URL Azure DevOps Server 2022 supports SQL Server 2019, but the EOL for SQL Server 2019 is 28th Feb 2025.

So my question is does Azure DevOps Server 2022 supports SQL Server 2022 ? if not by when we can expect the same.

Thank you.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/server/requirements?view=azure-devops-2020

 

Server 2016 to Server 2022 upgrade

Hi Trex450Pro,

The information on:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/w...version-of-windows-server-should-i-upgrade-to

Shows that it is supposed to be possible to upgrade Server 2016 to Server 2022

So why is it not giving the option to 'keep files, settings and apps'?

Thanks,

Allen