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Windows Server Learn Updates: April 21-28, 2026

  • Writer: Christopher Reed
    Christopher Reed
  • Apr 28
  • 4 min read

Windows Server


The public crawl surfaced 12 changed sources for this area in the April 21-28, 2026 window. Source hub: Windows Server Microsoft Learn.


What changed


  • Key-Based Authentication in OpenSSH for Windows — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Find out about OpenSSH Server key-based authentication, generation, and deployment for Windows. See how to use built-in Windows tools or PowerShell to manage keys. What it could mean: compare the guidance against server baselines, especially identity, networking, remote access, and recovery practices.

  • Configure a file share witness for Failover Clustering in Windows Server — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Configure cluster quorum as a file share witness in domain-joined and non-domain joined devices using Failover Cluster Manager. What it could mean: compare the guidance against server baselines, especially identity, networking, remote access, and recovery practices.

  • Configure Network Device Enrollment Service to use a domain user account for Active Directory Certificate Services — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Learn how to configure a service account for the Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) as a role service with certificates based on Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) What it could mean: validate identity, access, and lifecycle procedures before administrators rely on the updated guidance.

  • Manage Group Managed Service Accounts — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Learn how to manage and use Group Managed Service Accounts (gMSA) in Windows Server. What it could mean: compare the guidance against server baselines, especially identity, networking, remote access, and recovery practices.

  • What's new with the Windows Admin Center Azure extension — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. This article has release notes for the Windows Admin Center agent for Windows Admin Center in Azure. What it could mean: give this a quick operational review for Windows Server because Microsoft Learn updates often track supported configuration or support guidance.

  • Install and Manage Extensions — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Install and Manage Extensions in Windows Admin Center (Project Honolulu) What it could mean: give this a quick operational review for Windows Server because Microsoft Learn updates often track supported configuration or support guidance.

  • Windows Admin Center network requirements — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Networking requirements to use Windows Admin Center What it could mean: give this a quick operational review for Windows Server because Microsoft Learn updates often track supported configuration or support guidance.

  • Windows Admin Center known issues — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Windows Admin Center Known Issues (Project Honolulu) What it could mean: give this a quick operational review for Windows Server because Microsoft Learn updates often track supported configuration or support guidance.

  • Configure the CDP and AIA Extensions on CA1 — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Learn how to configure the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) Distribution Point (CDP) and the Authority Information Access (AIA) settings on CA1. What it could mean: validate identity, access, and lifecycle procedures before administrators rely on the updated guidance.

  • Set up Remote Desktop web client for users — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Learn how to configure and manage the Remote Desktop web client for user access to remote apps and desktops. What it could mean: validate identity, access, and lifecycle procedures before administrators rely on the updated guidance.

  • Convert a disk to Dynamic or Basic — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Learn how to convert a disk type to Dynamic or Basic using Disk Management and the command line in Windows. What it could mean: give this a quick operational review for Windows Server because Microsoft Learn updates often track supported configuration or support guidance.

  • Partition and share GPUs with virtual machines on Hyper-V — Updated; Changed in the April 21-28 window. Learn about how GPU partitioning works with multiple virtual machines on Windows Server. What it could mean: compare the guidance against server baselines, especially identity, networking, remote access, and recovery practices.


What it could mean


For Windows Server, the pattern is worth treating as operational signal, not just documentation churn. Use these changes to decide whether admin runbooks, pilot rings, support scripts, security baselines, or user-facing guidance need a quick refresh.


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