"Microsoft has given system administrators until 2034 to stop using WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) NetBIOS name resolution technology in their networks - but even nine years may not be enough notice for some: WINS is very much still in use, supporting a niche range of difficult-to-replace legacy systems. WINS dates from Windows NT in 1994 and has long since been displaced by the more modern Domain Name System (DNS)."
"Now, Microsoft has said, the last operating system to support WINS will be Windows Server 2025. That's what determines the nine-year final migration deadline - the lifespan of Windows Server 2025 on the Long-Term Servicing Channel (LTSC). Future versions of Windows without support for WINS will lose the WINS Server role and associated binaries, the WINS Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in, and WINS automation APIs and related management interfaces, the company added."
Microsoft set a 2034 deadline for removing WINS NetBIOS name resolution, tied to the Long-Term Servicing Channel lifespan of Windows Server 2025. WINS originated in Windows NT in 1994 and was deprecated in 2021 as DNS became the standard. The last Windows release to support WINS will be Windows Server 2025, after which WINS server roles, MMC snap-in, automation APIs and management interfaces will be removed. Organizations using WINS are encouraged to migrate to DNS-based name resolution, but many industrial and legacy OT platforms still rely on WINS, making migrations complex and potentially lengthy.
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