Microsoft mounted a identified problem impacting WSUS (Home windows Server Replace Providers) servers upgraded to Home windows Server 2022, inflicting them to not push Home windows 11 22H2 updates to enterprise endpoints.
Whereas the updates would efficiently obtain to the WSUS server, they didn’t propagate additional to consumer units. The basis trigger stems from the unintentional elimination of .msu and .wim MIME sorts in the course of the improve course of to Home windows Server 2022.
This problem solely impacts WSUS servers working Home windows Server 2022, particularly, these upgraded from Home windows Server 2016 or Home windows Server 2019.
Notably, Microsoft Configuration Supervisor, which is a part of the Microsoft Endpoint Supervisor, stays unaffected by this specific problem.
“This problem is brought on by the unintentional elimination of required Unified Replace Platform (UUP) MIME sorts in the course of the improve to Home windows Server 2022 from a earlier model of Home windows Server,” Redmond says.
“This problem would possibly have an effect on safety updates or characteristic updates for Home windows 11, model 22H2.”
Regardless that Microsoft addressed the difficulty by releasing the March KB5023705 cumulative replace for Home windows Server 2022, the corporate solely up to date the Home windows well being dashboard on Friday to acknowledge the repair.
Workaround for affected WSUS servers
Microsoft additionally gives a workaround for admins who have not put in KB5023705 and wish a brief repair.
This requires them to re-add the by accident eliminated UUP MIME sorts manually utilizing these PowerShell instructions (the traces might be chosen with a double-click):
& $Env:WinDirsystem32inetsrvappcmd.exe set config /part:staticContent /+"[fileExtension='.msu',mimeType="application/octet-stream"]"
& $Env:WinDirsystem32inetsrvappcmd.exe set config /part:staticContent /+"[fileExtension='.wim',mimeType="application/x-ms-wim"]"The lacking file extensions will also be added again to impacted servers with the assistance of utilizing the Web Data Providers (IIS) Supervisor by creating new MIME Sorts with the “.wim” (software/x-ms-wim) and “.msu” (software/octet-stream) extensions.
​Earlier this month, Redmond additionally rolled out a driver replace to repair cameras on ARM-based Home windows units (together with Floor Professional X laptops), damaged since buyer reviews began pouring in on Might 23.
The corporate made one other try to sort out a Native Safety Authority (LSA) Safety bug that was inflicting Home windows Safety warnings with the KB5007651 Microsoft Defender replace.
The preliminary launch of this replace occurred on April 26, however it was subsequently withdrawn practically a month later, on Might 17.
The choice to take it down was prompted by reviews of blue screens and surprising system restarts on Home windows 11 when gaming after putting in the replace.
