Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, flags legit PCs as 'Not genuine'

Emad R

About time Microsoft started to release those Updates that harms Windows 7 but not 10.
I expect this year will be the year of botched Windows 7 updates.

pmoncho

Still have one windows 7 machine here and had issues. Removed update and all was fine.

A client has 2K8 R2 server which had issues with update also. Affected local users and also RDP users. Removed update and all is well.

Tried using the Reg Key but did not work in either situation. Also, all users, whether Admin or local accounts had issues.

CloudKnight

Microsoft and their updates in the last few years..

pmoncho

@StuartJordan said in Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, flags legit PCs as 'Not genuine':

Microsoft and their updates in the last few years..

In actuality, I have had very few issues with updates. Maybe I am darn lucky. I do try to keep my servers limited to simple roles so limit possible issues.

CloudKnight

@pmoncho You must be one of the lucky ones lol

Dashrender

I haven't had a massive issue caused by updates in a while - long while. But a single machine here or there - yeah, those problems seem to come up all the time.

Even though my machine stem from a single image - the moment users start using them, they all become snowflakes and it's crazy how they break differently.

DustinB3403

@Dashrender stop allowing your users to customize their systems and they won't become snowflakes.

Dashrender

@DustinB3403 said in Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, flags legit PCs as 'Not genuine':

@Dashrender stop allowing your users to customize their systems and they won't become snowflakes.

They don't have admin rights - beyond that, I'm not sure what you mean?

I'm not going to lock it down like a kiosk.

dafyre

A lot of our WIndows 7 PCs at work got bit by this this week. Dumm Mikersoft.

WrCombs

@dbeato said in Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, flags legit PCs as 'Not genuine':

Registry fix
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system /v LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3332202/microsoft-windows/patch-tuesday-updates-for-win7-kb-4480970-and-kb-4480960-knock-out-networking.html

this is exactly how I fixed all of my Win 7 devices that were effected.

dafyre

@WrCombs said in Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, flags legit PCs as 'Not genuine':

@dbeato said in Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, flags legit PCs as 'Not genuine':
Registry fix
reg add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\system /v LocalAccountTokenFilterPolicy /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3332202/microsoft-windows/patch-tuesday-updates-for-win7-kb-4480970-and-kb-4480960-knock-out-networking.html
this is exactly how I fixed all of my Win 7 devices that were effected.

We rearmed & re-registered the devices with our KMS server. It did require a reboot, though.

pmoncho

On KB4480960, MS has a link to a patch in the Windows Update Catalog - KB4487345

I reinstalled the update along with the patch and my Windows 7 machine no longer has the issue (so far at this point).

None of the fixes worked for me except the patch.

nadnerB

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/11/windows_7_activation_error/
A tweak to the Activation Servers saw happily licensed Windows 7 users suddenly presented with "Windows is not genuine"-type notifications from 10:00 UTC on January 8

https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/4487266/activation-failures-and-not-genuine-notifications-on-vl-win-7-kms-clie