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Query #1.4: We use column "FirstDayOfLastMonthOfQuarter" from Query #1.3 to generate columns (1) DateFirstDayOfQuarter and (2) DateLastDayOfQuarter SELECT DATEADD(MONTH, -2, ...

Microsoft releases cumulative updates for SQL Server 2025 and SQL Server 2022 environments. Updates improve database reliability, query processing, performance and operational stability for ...

Microsoft has confirmed a new issue affecting systems running Windows Server 2016 after the May 2026 security updates. The problem appears after installing the KB5087537 update and can prevent ...

The SQLServer:Batch Resp Statistics performance object provides counters to track SQL Server batch response times. This following table describes the SQL Server Batch Resp Statistics performance ...

Microsoft is making Windows Update a lot less disruptive. Microsoft is making Windows Update a lot less disruptive. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

PCWorld reports Microsoft’s new Cloud-Initiated Driver Recovery will automatically roll back faulty drivers installed through Windows Update to previously stable versions. This feature eliminates the ...

Every few years, Google overhauls Android Auto to be more capable and, hopefully, even easier to use. The infotainment experience for Galaxy- and Pixel-havers is about to get a big upgrade, one that ...

The closer we get to this year's I/O – Google's developer conference – the more obvious it becomes that the company is cooking something big on the Android Auto front. Version 16.8 has just received ...

Update: Microsoft has released out-of-band updates to address this issue on April 20. Microsoft is investigating an issue causing this month's KB5082063 security update to fail to install on some ...

The issue appears to be linked to the April 2026 cumulative and security updates, specifically update KB5082063. Affected servers fail to install the update, leaving ...