On-premises Identity-related updates and fixes for October 2024

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Even though Microsoft’s Identity focus moves towards the cloud, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 and Windows Server 2022 still receive updates to improve the experiences and security of Microsoft’s on-premises powerhouses. Additionally, as Windows serves as the unified endpoint in most organizations to access cloud functionality, identity-related improvements in these client operating systems also positively affect the experiences and security.

This is the list of Identity-related updates and fixes we saw for October 2024:

 

Windows Server

Windows Server 2016

We observed the following update for Windows Server 2016:

KB5044293 October 8, 2024

The October 8, 2024, update for Windows Server 2016 (KB5044293), updating the OS build number to 14393.7428, is a monthly cumulative update. It does not include Identity-related improvements.

Windows Server 2019

We observed the following update for Windows Server 2019:

KB50444277 October 8, 2024

The October 8, 2024, update for Windows Server 2019 (KB5044277), updating the OS build number to 17763.6414, is a monthly cumulative update. It does not include Identity-related improvements.

Windows Server 2022

We observed the following update for Windows Server 2022:

KB5044281 October 8, 2024

The October 8, 2024, update for Windows Server 2022 (KB5044281), updating the OS build number to 20348.2762, is a monthly cumulative update. It does not include Identity-related improvements.

 

Windows

Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2

We observed the following update for Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2:

KB5044273 October 8, 2024

The October 8, 2024, update for Windows 10, version 22H2 (KB5044273), updating the OS build number to 19044.5011 (Windows 10 21H2) and 19045.5011 (Windows 10 22H2), is a monthly cumulative update. It does not include Identity-related improvements.

KB5045594 October 22, 2024 Preview

The October 22, 2024, update for Windows 10, version 22H2 (KB5045594), updating the OS build number to 19045.5073, is an optional preview update. It does not include Identity-related improvements.

Windows 11, version 22H2 and 23H2

We observed the following update for Windows 11, version 22H2 and 23H2:

KB5044285 October 8, 2024

The October 8, 2024, update for Windows 11, version 23H2 (KB5044285), updating the OS build number to 22621.4317 (version 22H2) and 22631.4317 (version 23H2), is a monthly cumulative update. It does not include Identity-related improvements.

KB5044380 October 22, 2024 Preview

The October 22, 2024, update for Windows 11, version 23H2 (KB5044380), updating the OS build number to 22621.4391 (version 22H2) and 22631.4391 (version 23H2), is an optional preview update.

In Windows 11, version 23H2, the issue where PIN reset does not work when you select the “I forgot my PIN’ link on the credentials screen is addressed. This fix will be automatically deployed with the November 12, 2024, update for Windows 11, version 23H2.

Windows 11, version 24H2

We observed the following update for Windows 11, version 24H2:

KB5044284 October 8, 2024

The October 8, 2024, update for Windows 11, version 24H2 (KB5044284), updating the OS build number to 26100.2033, is a monthly cumulative update. It does not include Identity-related improvements.

KB5044384 October 24, 2024 Preview

The October 24, 2024, update for Windows 11, version 24H2 (KB5044384), updating the OS build number to 26100.2161, is an optional preview update.

In Windows 11, version 24H2, the following issues are addressed:

  • The issue where you cannot sign in to your account from the web using Web Sign-in, because the screen stops responding.
  • The issue where the Windows device might have issues using S4U2self to authenticate. This occurs if Credential Guard is off, and the device joins an Active Directory domain that does not allow the RC4 cipher.

This fix will be automatically deployed with the November 12, 2024, update for Windows 11, version 24H2.

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