[German]On April 11, 2023 (second Tuesday of the month, Microsoft patch day), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 22H1 and 22H2. In addition, Windows Server 2022 received an update. Here are some details about these updates, which are supposed to fix vulnerabilities as well as issues.
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Updates for Windows 11 21H1 – 22H2
A list of Windows 11 updates can be found on this Microsoft web page. I have pulled out the details below. Microsoft now provides the following updates for the Windows 11 versions mentioned above.
Update KB5025239 for Windows 11 22H2
Cumulative Update KB5025239 raises the OS build for Windows 11 to 22621.1555 and includes quality improvements as well as security patches. In this update, the new features mentioned in the preview update from the previous month are also applied (see Windows 11 22H2: Preview Update KB5023778 (March 28, 2023)). In the support article, Microsoft states the following highlights and new features:
- This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.
- New! This update implements the new Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) as a Windows inbox feature. For more information, see By popular demand: Windows LAPS available now!
- This update addresses a compatibility issue. The issue occurs because of unsupported use of the registry.
This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but is also available from the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS and WUfB. The patch includes the Windows 11 Servicing Stack Update. The update causes various problems, which are listed in the support article.
Update K5025224 for Windows 11 21H2
Cumulative Update KB5025224 raises the OS build on Windows 11 to 22000.1817 and includes quality improvements as well as security patches, but no new operating system features. Regarding the implemented improvements, Microsoft mentions the following:
- This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.
- New! This update implements the new Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) as a Windows inbox feature. For more information, see By popular demand: Windows LAPS available now!
- This update affects the Arab Republic of Egypt. The update supports the government's daylight saving time change order for 2023.
- This update addresses a compatibility issue. The issue occurs because of unsupported use of the registry.
- This update addresses a known issue that affects kiosk device profiles. If you have enabled automatic logon, it might not work. After Autopilot completes provisioning, these devices stay on the credential screen. This issue occurs after you install updates dated January 10, 2023, and later.
Microsoft is keeping quiet about the details of the other fixes. These were already documented with the previous month's preview update, see Windows 11 21H2: Preview-Update KB5023774 (28.3.2023). Microsoft notes that this update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack (is responsible for Microsoft updates). This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but is also available from the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS and WUfB. Regarding known issues, some are indicated in the support article.
Windows Server 2022
For Windows Server 2022, according to this Microsoft page, cumulative update KB5025230 (Windows Server 2022) has been released, raising the OS build to 20348.1668. Among the fixes this update makes, Microsoft writes:
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- New! This update adds many new features and improvements to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint. For more information, see Microsoft Defender for Endpoint.
- New! This update implements the new Windows Local Administrator Password Solution (LAPS) as a Windows inbox feature. For more information, see By popular demand: Windows LAPS available now!
- This update addresses an issue that affects inbound remote Component Object Model (COM) activations. They fail. The error code is 0x80010111. This occurs if the client protocol version is less than 5.7.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Microsoft PowerPoint. It stops working on Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). This occurs when you use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
- This update addresses an issue that affects Windows Search. Windows Search fails inside of Windows container images.
- This update affects the Arab Republic of Egypt. The update supports the government's daylight saving time change order for 2023.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Key Distribution Center (KDC) service. When the service stops on a local machine, signing in to all local Kerberos fails. The error is STATUS_NETLOGON_NOT_STARTED.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) client. The client returns an HTTP server error status (500). This error occurs when it runs a transfer job in the Storage Migration Service.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Desired State Configuration. It loses its previously configured options. This occurs if metaconfig.mof is missing.
- This update addresses compatibility issues that affect some printers. These printers use Windows Graphical Device Interface (GDI) printer drivers. These drivers do not completely adhere to GDI specifications.
- This update addresses a stack overflow condition that causes a device to stop working. This occurs when you call xxxDestroyWindow() in Kernel mode.
- This update addresses a rare issue that might cause an input destination to be null. This issue might occur when you attempt to convert a physical point to a logical point during hit testing. Because of this, the computer raises a stop error.
- This update addresses an issue that affects certain processors that have firmware Trusted Platform Modules (TPM). You cannot use Autopilot to set them up.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Fast Identity Online 2.0 (FIDO2) PIN credential icon. It does not appear on the credentials screen of an external monitor. This occurs when that monitor is attached to a closed laptop.
- This update addresses an issue that affects a Clustered Shared Volume (CSV). The CSV fails to come online. This occurs if you enable BitLocker and local CSV managed protectors, and the system recently rotated the BitLocker keys.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Windows Server 2022 domain controllers. They stop working. This occurs when they process Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) requests.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Administrator Account Lockout policies. GPResult and Resultant Set of Policy did not report them.
- This update addresses an issue that affects MySQL commands. The commands fail on Windows Xenon containers.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Windows Server Failover Clustering. If you configure a cloud witness, both sites think that the other side is down. This is a "split-brain" scenario.
Microsoft notes that this update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack (which is responsible for Microsoft updates). This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but is also available from the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS and WUfB. Notes on known issues with the update can be found in the support article.
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