Microsoft admits SQL Servers might wobble after October update

The problem is that after the October 13 (KB5126646) update, connections created by SQL Server linked server queries might remain open. According to Microsoft, "As additional queries are performed, ...

Microsoft: Recent Windows updates cause SQL Server performance issues

Microsoft has confirmed that Windows updates released since the October 2026 Patch Tuesday are causing SQL Server performance and stability issues.
Windows Report on MSN

Microsoft confirms Windows updates are breaking SQL Server connections

Microsoft confirms recent Windows updates cause SQL Server performance and stability issues. An emergency fix is coming.
Ars Technica

SQL Server - Linked Servers going back 3 layers - how does query execution work?

Deleted the original and moved this here from the NT forum... ...possible more behind that. So I have a link on LocalServer to "LinkedServer". Linked Server has a set ...
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Help me properly reference linked servers in SQL Server 2005

I have a linked server and I'm having a tough time referencing it properly. If I open SQL Management Studio and run a query on the server itself it works great. However, I want to take that query and ...