[German]Microsoft has also released security updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 as well as for the Windows Server counterparts 2008 R2 and 2012/R2 on March 8, 2022. Among other things, corrections are being made to the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP). Here is an overview of these special updates for Windows 7/8.1 and the corresponding Windows Server versions 2008 R2 and 2012/R2.
Updates for Windows 8.1 und Windows Server 2012 R2
A rollup and a security-only update have been released for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. The update history for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 can be found on this Microsoft page.
KB5011564 (Monthly Rollup) for Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Update KB5011564 (Monthly Rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2) contains improvements and fixes, and addresses the following issues.
- Addresses an issue in which some low integrity level process apps might print unexpectedly.
- Addresses an issue that occurs when you try to write a service principal name (SPN) alias (such as www/contoso) and HOST/NAME already exists on another object. If the user has the RIGHT_DS_WRITE_PROPERTY on the SPN attribute of the colliding object, you receive an "Access Denied" error.
- Addresses an issue in which after the January 2022 Windows update is installed on the Primary Domain Controller emulator (PDCe), listing or modifying name suffixes routing by using Netdom.exe or "Active Directory Domains and Trusts" snap-in may fail with the following error message: "Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service.
This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but is also available from the Microsoft Update Catalog sowie and via WSUS. In case of a manual installation, the latest Servicing Stack Update (SSU KB5001403) has to be installed beforehand – whereas this SSU cannot be uninstalled anymore. Microsoft is aware of various problems in connection with the update (details can be found in the support article).
KB5011560 (Security-only update) for Windows 8.1/Server 2012 R2
Update KB5011560 (Security Only Quality Update for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2) addresses the same issues as update KB5011564. The update is distributed via WSUS (but not via Windows Update) or is available from the Microsoft Update Catalog. In case of a manual installation, the latest Servicing Stack Update (SSU) KB5001403 must be installed beforehand. In addition, the Internet Explorer 11 security update KB5011486 from March 2022 (if not already available) should be installed.
Updates for Windows Server 2012
A rollup and a security-only update have been released for Windows Server 2012 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard. The update history for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 can be found on this Microsoft page.
KB5011535 (Monthly Rollup) for Windows Server 2012
Update KB5011535 (Monthly Rollup for Windows Server 2012, Windows Embedded 8 Standard) contains improvements and fixes, and addresses the same issues as update KB5011564. This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but is also available from the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS. In case of a manual installation, the latest Servicing Stack Update (SSU KB5001401) has to be installed before – whereas this SSU cannot be uninstalled. This update is known to have the same problems as the updates listed above.
KB5011527 (Security-only update) for Windows Server 2012
Update KB5011527 (Monthly Rollup for Windows Server 2012, Windows Embedded 8 Standard) contains improvements and fixes, and addresses the same issues as update KB50115644. This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but is also available from the Microsoft Update Catalog and via WSUS. In case of a manual installation, the latest Servicing Stack Update (SSU KB500140) has to be installed before – whereas this SSU cannot be uninstalled. This update is known to have the same issues as the updates listed above. In addition, the Internet Explorer 11 security update KB5011486 (if not already available) from March 2022 should be installed.
Updates for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
A rollup and a security-only update have been released for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. However, these updates are only available for systems with ESU license (2nd year). The update history for Windows 7 can be found on this Microsoft page.
The update installation requires either a valid ESU license for 2021, or ESU Bypass v11 (see). This is the last update for the ESU license for the 2nd year.
KB5011552 (Monthly Rollup) for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
Update KB5011552 (Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1) addresses (besides the security fixes from the previous month) the following items:
- Addresses SHA1 deprecation in Windows Embedded platforms by removing specific SHA1-signed security and non-security fixes and resigned the fixes with SHA2 in this release.
- Addresses an issue in which after the January 2022 Windows update is installed on the Primary Domain Controller emulator (PDCe), listing or modifying name suffixes routing by using Netdom.exe or "Active Directory Domains and Trusts" snap-in may fail with the following error message: "Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service."
This update is automatically downloaded and installed via Windows Update. However, the package is also available via Microsoft Update Catalog and is distributed via WSUS. Details about the requirements and known issues can be found in the KB article.
KB5011529 (Security Only) for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2
Update KB5011529 (Security-only update) is available for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 with ESU license. The update addresses the following issues.
Addresses an issue in which after the January 2022 Windows update is installed on the Primary Domain Controller emulator (PDCe), listing or modifying name suffixes routing by using Netdom.exe or "Active Directory Domains and Trusts" snap-in may fail with the following error message: "Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service."
The update is available via WSUS or in the Microsoft Update Catalog. To install the update, the prerequisites listed in the KB article and above in the rollup update must be met. The update has the known bugs described in the KB article and causes, among other things, error messages when printing. In addition, the Internet Explorer 11 security update KB5011486 (if not already available) from March 2022 should be installed. Be sure to install the latest Servicing Stack Update beforehand.
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