Microsoft's killer Windows 7 patch: Breaks networking, flags legit PCs as 'Not genuine'
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Microsoft and their updates in the last few years..
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@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.
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@pmoncho You must be one of the lucky ones lol
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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.
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@Dashrender stop allowing your users to customize their systems and they won't become snowflakes.
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@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.
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A lot of our WIndows 7 PCs at work got bit by this this week. Dumm Mikersoft.
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@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 /fthis is exactly how I fixed all of my Win 7 devices that were effected.
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@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 /fthis 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.
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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.
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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
