Microsoft has confirmed and stuck a recognized problem inflicting efficiency points, boot issues, and freezes on Home windows Server 2019 programs after putting in the August 2024 safety updates.
The corporate acknowledged the problem following widespread reviews from Home windows admins saying that servers on their environments had been experiencing efficiency points and big lags, turning into unusable after putting in the KB5041578 cumulative replace.
“After installing the August 2024 Windows security update, released August 13, 2024 (KB5041578), you might observe that some Windows Server 2019 devices experience system slowdowns, unresponsiveness, and high CPU usage particularly with Cryptographic Services,” Microsoft confirmed on Wednesday.
“A limited number of organizations reported that the issue was observed when the device was running an Antivirus software which performs scans against the ‘% systemroot%system32catroot2’ folder for Windows updates, due to an error with catalog enumeration.”
Whereas Redmond would not identify the antivirus course of inflicting these points, affected admins have linked them to the Antimalware Service Executable service, the Home windows Defender background course of.
Microsoft added that in impacted IT environments, admins will observe that the affected servers:
- Present elevated CPU utilization
- Expertise elevated disk latency/ disk utilization
- Point out degraded OS or utility efficiency
- Present that the Cryptographic Companies (CryptSVC) service fails to begin
- Might boot right into a black display
- Expertise sluggish boot
- Freeze or grasp
These utilizing Dwelling or Professional Home windows editions are unlikely to expertise this recognized problem as a result of the situation triggering it’s extra frequent in enterprise environments.
​Mounted through Recognized Subject Rollback
Microsoft has resolved this widespread recognized problem by way of Recognized Subject Rollback (KIR) and is working to incorporate the repair in a future Home windows replace. KIR is a Home windows function that helps reverse flawed non-security updates delivered through Home windows Replace.
To resolve the problem on impacted Home windows enterprise-managed gadgets, Home windows admins should set up and arrange the Home windows 10 1809 and Home windows Server 2019 KB5041578 240816_21501 Recognized Subject Rollback Group Coverage. Following set up, you will discover the Group Coverage below Laptop Configuration > Administrative Templates.
To deploy the Recognized Subject Rollback, go to the Native Laptop Coverage or the Area coverage on the area controller utilizing the Group Coverage Editor to decide on the Home windows model you need to goal. Subsequent, restart the affected gadget(s) to use the group coverage setting.
You’ll find additional steering on deploying and configuring KIR Group Insurance policies on the Microsoft help web site.
“Once the update with the resolution is released, organizations will not need to install and configure this Group Policy to address this issue,” the corporate added.
This week, Microsoft additionally confirmed that the August 2024 Home windows safety updates are breaking Linux booting on dual-boot programs with Safe Boot enabled.
