JoeyZac Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Anyone running Windows 7 in a network environment where you connect via UNCs or network shares? Windows Update just smacked you down hard. Take a look, you're like broke, and don't even know it yet. I got taken down hard by this yesterday at my business and fixed it, but it seems like nation wide Network Admins are waking up to ugliness today. This thing messes up SMB communication over network shares. You mapped drives and UNC based shortcuts won't work, and it's not a name resolution issue (what I thought at first), so don't look at DNS, it's in your update history, and the patch that Windows Update pulled down automatically on 9th got ya. Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, bricks legit 'Not genuine' PCs Some Windows 7 admins are feeling the pain of Microsoft's latest updates in this week's Patch Tuesday releases. Thankfully for Microsoft, hardworking admins continue to spot bugs that it didn't detect during pre-release testing. This time they've found that its January security updates are bricking Windows 7 devices with an errant 'Not Genuine' Windows license error, and a bug that blocks administrator access to remote shares on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. The issues stem from the Monthly Rollup update, KB4480970, and the security-only update, KB4480960, for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) I'm blind... Edited January 10, 2019 by Joe The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChumSlickJon Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Nope. But I'll keep an eye out. Not many legacy systems on my networks but I'll have to test it with an older system and see whats what. Delete from SOL_Users where username like 'wasy','Seal'.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faithless Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Thanks for the heads up. I migrated 90% of my office to linux servers replacing desktop software with web based solutions just using dumb rasberry pi access terminals. But there are few old timers that are stubborn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadogface Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) SMB 1 was disabled due to the encryption ransomware flaw on my machines. I ditched a lot of NAS devices that could not update SMB. KB4480970 breaks SMB 2. Win 7 / 2008 end of life 2020 Best wishes bud. Edited January 10, 2019 by seadogface chessie_yaker 1 sweetheart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Mac Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 59 mins ago, JoeyZac said: Anyone running Windows 7 in a network environment where you connect via UNCs or network shares? Windows Update just smacked you down hard. Take a look, you're like broke, and don't even know it yet. I got taken down hard by this yesterday at my business and fixed it, but it seems like nation wide Network Admins are waking up to ugliness today. This thing messes up SMB communication over network shares. You mapped drives and UNC based shortcuts won't work, and it's not a name resolution issue (what I thought at first), so don't look at DNS, it's in your update history, and the patch that Windows Update pulled down automatically on 9th got ya. Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, bricks legit 'Not genuine' PCs Some Windows 7 admins are feeling the pain of Microsoft's latest updates in this week's Patch Tuesday releases. Thankfully for Microsoft, hardworking admins continue to spot bugs that it didn't detect during pre-release testing. This time they've found that its January security updates are bricking Windows 7 devices with an errant 'Not Genuine' Windows license error, and a bug that blocks administrator access to remote shares on Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. The issues stem from the Monthly Rollup update, KB4480970, and the security-only update, KB4480960, for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1. take it to the nerd forum The village, which had stood for maybe 1,000 years, didn't know we were coming that day. If they had, they would have run. boB was at the eye of our rage. And through him, our Captain Ahab. He would set things right again. That day, we loved him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadogface Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Lol I just read that 2008 can't talk to Team Foundation server installed on it. I am glad I am out on medical. Yesterday would have sucked. sweetheart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagles Dare Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 What's their problem lately? I posted a few months ago that they broke Win "Genuine" Authentication on many Win10 machines. They did fix it after a couple of days but it makes you wonder if they do any testing before pushing updates. I'll have mine on the rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeyZac Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 15 mins ago, Terry Mac said: take it to the nerd forum You ever seen how much money big companies pay nerds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick9915 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Explains why one terminal won't connect to my network drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadogface Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 I wonder if anyone tested SMB 3 fail over. sweetheart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMc Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 1 hour ago, faithless said: Thanks for the heads up. I migrated 90% of my office to linux servers replacing desktop software with web based solutions just using dumb rasberry pi access terminals. But there are few old timers that are stubborn. mmmmmm rasberry pi You know it must be a penguin bound down if you hear that terrible screaming and there ain't no other birds around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Tj Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Gates sent me the patch Tuesday afternoon. Im good. America, the country so great that even its haters refuse to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Tj Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 12 mins ago, Patrick9915 said: Explains why one terminal won't connect to my network drive. Clueless America, the country so great that even its haters refuse to leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 This one stopped activation of win 7 KMS keys on my VAMT server. We rolled backed to an older snapshot & ran all updates except this one. Activation worked. thanks @JoeyZac The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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