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Story summary
- Microsoft will remove Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) from updates, making Windows Server 2025 the last supported release.
- WINS, introduced in 1994, provided network name resolution but has been replaced by Domain Name System (DNS).
- Standard support for WINS ends in 2034, after which it will be removed from Windows Server releases.
- Microsoft urges users to transition to DNS to avoid disruptions, noting DNS integrates with Active Directory Domain Services.
