Microsoft patches Windows and Excel – breaks audio, remote access, and paste
Redmond's quality drive takes another detour through the known issues list
Microsoft's latest security updates have inadvertently caused issues with Remote Desktop Services, audio devices, and Excel's paste function. Reports of problems with Remote Desktop Services began spreading on social media shortly after the update, with Microsoft now confirming that it has indeed affected multiple Windows versions, including Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2012.
Connection issues have been reported, ranging from failing after a few minutes to servers hanging with a "Please wait for the Remote Desktop Configuration" message. Other tools, such as Microsoft Management Console, RDS Licensing Diagnoser, and File Explorer, may also become unresponsive. Additionally, the Windows Update page may stop responding and continuously display a loading indicator.
Furthermore, some USB Audio Class 1.0 devices on certain Windows versions are experiencing issues, leading to no audio, broken sound settings, and problems with multichannel audio. Some users have restored audio by switching to two-channel mode, but Microsoft is working on a fix. However, a fix for Excel's remote code execution and information disclosure vulnerabilities has inadvertently broken a basic spreadsheet function.
When users attempt to paste content, the source remains selected, and the destination remains unmodified, with no indication of failure such as a beep or error message. Users of Microsoft's productivity applications are left without a workaround, as Microsoft has not published one. The issue could have been automatically downloaded and installed for users with automatic updating enabled, leaving them without a fix.
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