Microsoft has announced it will require paid subscriptions for Windows Server 2025 hotpatching, a service that enables admins to install security updates without restarting.

Microsoft is launching a paid subscription for Windows security updates, but the cost will hit those running Windows Server 2025, not Windows 11. Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 has been free ...

Microsoft will transition Windows Server 2025 hotpatching from free preview to a paid subscription model starting July 1, ...

Microsoft announces Hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 will be a paid subscription, starting July 1, and costs $1.50 per CPU core per month.

Installing updates without restarting has been available for testing in Windows Server 2025 for months. This will cost extra ...

Redmond had previously made hotpatching for Windows Server 2025 available in preview in 2024, but ahead of its general ...

Microsoft has unveiled a new paid subion service for hotpatching in Windows Server 2025, marking the end of its preview phase. This feature allows software updates without requiring reboots, a ...

With the availability of hotpatching features, Windows Server 2025 users can install updates without the need to reboot the ...

Microsoft is exploring an option for customers to pay a monthly fee in order to avoid regular machine reboots after it revealed details of an upcoming hotpatching option last year. Redmond had ...

Redmond reckons $1.50/core/month hotpatch service is worth it to avoid eight Patch Tuesday scrambles each year Microsoft has ...