Tag Archives: Patchday 1.2022

Windows Server DC boot loop: Microsoft adds status information (Feb. 2022)

Posted on 2022-03-02 by guenni

[German]With the January 11, 2022 security updates, an issue occurred that caused Windows Server Domain Controllers to enter a cyclic restart loop. I had reported in the blog and Microsoft had already provided special updates in January to fix the … Continue reading →

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January 2022 Updates Prevent Netlogon Secure Channel Connections in Windows Server

Posted on 2022-02-26 by guenni

[German]The security updates rolled out by Microsoft on January 11, 2022, may cause an issue on Windows Server. Certain applications or devices may no longer be able to make Netlogon Secure Channel connections to Windows Servers after installing these security … Continue reading →

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Windows Server: Out-of-band updates fixes Active Directory forest trust information bug (Feb. 4, 2022)

Posted on 2022-02-08 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released Out-of-band updatesfor .NET Framework on February 4, 2022. This is to fix a bug when reading or writing Active Directory Forest Trust Information on Windows servers from Apps. The bug is caused by the January 11, 2022 … Continue reading →

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Windows Server 2019: Is Update KB5010791 causing a Boot Loop?

Posted on 2022-02-04 by guenni

[German]Question for the administrators of Windows Server 2019 systems: What are your experiences regarding the January 11, 2022 updates and boot loops. On Domain Controllers, the boot loops are well known, but Microsoft has released out-of-band updates with a fix. … Continue reading →

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Status of January 2022 security updates from Microsoft (2022/01/25)

Posted on 2022-01-25 by guenni

[German]We are in the so-called D-Week, regarding updates by Microsoft for products like Windows or Office. Whether there are (preview) updates today that anticipate the patches for February 2022, I don't know. But after there were massive problems with the … Continue reading →

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Review: Fix for Hyper-V Host Startup Problem in Windows (January 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-22 by guenni

[Geman]The January 11, 2022 security updates for Windows Server 2012/R2 resulted in the Hyper-V host subsequently failing to start. As of January 17, 2022, Microsoft then released special updates to correct this issue. Here is a follow-up on this issue. … Continue reading →

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Windows 10: Outlook search broken again or fixed by Microsoft? (Jan. 2022)

Posted on 2022-01-21 by guenni

[German]Are you experiencing still (or again) issues with Outlook desktop search on Windows 10, after installing the January 2022 updates? I got reports from German blog readers about this issue (mails couln't be found). On the other hand, there is … Continue reading →

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Out-of-Band Updates for Windows (Jan. 17/18, 2022) doesn't fixes ReFS Issues complete

Posted on 2022-01-20 by guenni

[German]The security updates for Windows released by Microsoft on January 11, 2022 resulted in the loss of support for the ReFS file system and disks being displayed as RAW. As of January 17 and 18, 2022, Microsoft has released special … Continue reading →

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Review: Fix for Windows IPSec VPN Connection Issues

Posted on 2022-01-20 by guenni

[German]The security updates for Windows released by Microsoft on January 11, 2022 resulted in IPSec VPN connections no longer working with on-board tools. On January 17 and 18, 2022, Microsoft released special updates to fix this bug as well. Here's … Continue reading →

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Windows 7/8.1; Server 2008R2/2012R2: Out-of-band Updates with Fixes for Jan. 2022 Patch day Issues (2022/01/17)

Posted on 2022-01-19 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released some updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for their server counterparts on January 17, 2022. These are supposed to fix the DC boot loop problem, as well as the IPSec VPN connection problem, which … Continue reading →

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