[German]On July 9, 2024 (second Tuesday of the month, patch day at Microsoft), Microsoft also released cumulative updates for Windows 11 23H2 to 21H2. Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 23H2 also received updates. Here are some details about these updates, which are intended to fix vulnerabilities and problems.
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Updates for Windows 11 23H2 – 21H2
A list of Windows 11 updates can be found on this Microsoft website. I have extracted the details below. Microsoft is now providing the following updates for the Windows 11 versions mentioned above.
Update KB5040442 for Windows 11 23H2-22H2
Cumulative update KB5040442 raises the OS build for Windows 11 to 226×1.3880 and includes quality improvements and security patches. Details on the improvements can be found in the support article. This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but is also available in the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS and WUfB. The Windows 11 Servicing Stack Update is integrated in the patch. Any problems caused by the update are listed in the support article.
Update KB5039213 for Windows 11 21H2
Cumulative update KB5039213 raises the OS build for Windows 11 to 22000.3079 and includes quality improvements and security patches, but no new operating system functions. It should be noted that support for the Home and Pro editions expired in October 2023 and only the Enterprise versions will be supplied with patches. Support for this Windows 11 version will end in October 2024.
Microsoft would like to point out 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 in the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS and WUfB. Information on any known problems with the update can be found in the support article.
Windows Server 2022/23H2
For Windows Server, two different update versions are now available for Server 2022 and Server 23H2. The corrections made by these updates can be found in the respective support article.
- According to this Microsoft page, the cumulative update KB5040437 has been released for Windows Server 2022, which raises the OS build to 20348.2582.
- According to this Microsoft page, the cumulative update KB5040438 has been released for Windows Server 23H2, which raises the OS build to 25398.1009.
Microsoft points out that these updates make quality improvements to the Servicing Stack (which is responsible for Microsoft updates). The updates are automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but are also available in the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS and WUfB. Information on known problems with the update can be found in the support article.
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I'm seeing a problem with running updates on a few Windows 11 computers in our environment. It appears to be after KB5039895 and/or KB5040442 were applied.
Using the PSWindowsUpdate commands to check/install available updates, I am faced with the following error.
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Are you sure you want to perform this action?
Performing the operation "(7/11/2024 10:59:20 AM) Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 – v5.126 (KB890830)[70MB]" on target "CS-MMET".
[Y] Yes [A] Yes to All [N] No [L] No to All [S] Suspend [?] Help (default is "Y"): y
Get-WindowsUpdate : Something goes wrong: Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 – v5.126 (KB890830); Object reference not set to an instance of an
object.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-WindowsUpdate -Download -Install
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : CloseError: (:) [Get-WindowsUpdate], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Debug,PSWindowsUpdate.GetWindowsUpdate
Get-WindowsUpdate : Something goes wrong: Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool x64 – v5.126 (KB890830); Object reference not set to an instance of an
object.
At line:1 char:1
+ Get-WindowsUpdate -Download -Install
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : CloseError: (:) [Get-WindowsUpdate], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Debug,PSWindowsUpdate.GetWindowsUpdate
From the CBS log:
2024-07-11 10:59:07, Info CBS InternalOpenPackage failed for Package_for_KB3025096~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.4.1.0 [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 – CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2024-07-11 10:59:07, Info CBS Failed to internally open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 – CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2024-07-11 10:59:07, Info CBS Failed to create open package. [HRESULT = 0x800f0805 – CBS_E_INVALID_PACKAGE]
2024-07-11 10:59:07, Info CBS Failed to OpenPackage using worker session [HRESULT = 0x800f0805]
The KB noted in the CBS.log doesn't correlate with the the update that is failing, but that's what is produced when trying to run the update.
Hi Steve,
I have the same problem using a script that recall the PSWindowsUpdate…
Did you found the cause?
Many thanks!
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-23H2#the-june-2024-preview-update-might-impact-applications-using-windows-update-apis
This could be the cause…