Microsoft has pushed an urgent patch to repair Windows Server (opens in a new tab) Issues causing remote desktop slowness and crashes.
Announcing the news via its Message Center, Microsoft said the Out of Band (OOB) update fixes issues where Windows Server users may experience “a black screen, slow connection, or general slowness” on certain platforms. -forms.
The bug also sometimes prevented Remote Desktop (opens in a new tab) to reach the server and in some cases the server would stop responding altogether. It has been observed on Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, and Windows Server 2012 R2, with the fix now available for Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2012 R2.
Cumulative Updates
The patch is not available on Windows Update and will not be distributed automatically, Microsoft said. Instead, administrators should download the standalone KB5010196 (opens in a new tab) (Windows Server 2019) or KB5010215 (opens in a new tab) (Windows Server 2012 R2).
Instructions on how to apply the fix can be found in a knowledge base article here (opens in a new tab). The patch can also be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog, with instructions on how to apply it here (opens in a new tab).
Both of these updates are cumulative, Microsoft explained, meaning administrators don’t need to deploy previous Windows Server updates before installing this one. However, affected users should install the August 10, 2021 SSU (KB5005112 (opens in a new tab)), first.
The full patch for Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2016 is in the works and should arrive “in the next few days”.
The last time Microsoft pushed an OOB update was in November 2021, when the company fixed authentication issues for Kerberos delegation scenarios, which affected domain controllers running supported versions of Windows Server, recalls BleepingComputer.
At the time, the company explained that end users could not sign in to services or applications using single sign-on in on-premises Active Directory or hybrid Azure Active Directory environments on some systems.
Via: BleepingComputer (opens in a new tab)
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