Last week, we mentioned that the January 11th, 2022 updates caused some Domain Controllers to restart unexpectedly. Our advice, then, was to uninstall the updates when encountering this problem. However, uninstalling these updates also rolled back other fixes that address critical vulnerabilities in Windows Server. It results in a situation where you don’t want to be in for several weeks or months.
Today, Microsoft offers a solution by releasing additional updates for the Operating Systems affected by the Domain Controller boot loops.
About the updates
The following optional updates are available for Windows Server installations as part of the January 17, 2022 updates:
- Windows Server 2012: KB5010797
- Windows Server 2012 R2: KB5010794
- Windows Server 2016: KB5010790 (OS Build 14393.4889)
- Windows Server 2019: KB5010791 (OS Build 17763.2458)
- Windows Server, version 20H2: KB5010793 (OS Build 19042.1469)
- Windows Server 2022: KB5010796 (OS Build 20348.473)
Further reading
Windows Server 2019 OOB update fixes reboots, Hyper-V, ReFS bugs
Some Domain Controllers may restart unexpectedly after applying the January 11, 2022 Updates
