Applies ToWindows Server 2025 Datacenter: Azure Edition

Release Date:

11/03/2025

Version:

OS Build 26100.3403

Windows Server 2025 Datacenter & Standard machines that are connected to Azure Arc, now have the option to subscribe to hotpatch servicing. Hotpatch provides the ability to install OS security updates without restarting your machine.

Improvements and fixes

This security update includes quality improvements. The following summary outlines key issues addressed by the KB update after you install it. Also, included are available new features. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change.

  • This update makes miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.

If you installed earlier updates, only the new fixes contained in this package will be downloaded and insalled on your device.

How to get this update 

Before you install this update 

Microsoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the hotpatch update. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.

If you are using Windows Update, the latest SSU installs with this update.

Install this update

To install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.

Available

Next Step

Included

This update downloads and installs automatically from Windows update and Microsoft Update.

File information

For a list of the files that are in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5053636.

For a list of the files that are in the servicing stack update, download the file information for the SSU (KB5052915) - version 26100.3221.

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