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Windows 11 and later: Patch-Day unexpectedly causes problems

Windows 11 and later: Patch-Day unexpectedly causes problems


Microsoft has confirmed an error that may appear after October Patch Day in all versions of Windows that are still supported. This is a bug when joining domains, and company hardware is mainly affected.

Microsoft warns users windows 11 Right down to Windows 7 now, the October Security Update and update KB5018427 specifically can cause problems joining a domain.

was wrong in Windows Release Health Documentation registered with. There, the Windows team explains that those affected by this issue will see the “0xaac (2732)” error message.

This is actually the intended behavior: Microsoft prohibits reusing an existing account with a security policy.

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Noting that Windows home users are unlikely to be affected by this issue, the company goes on to explain:

“This issue arose with the October 2022 Security Update (KB5018427) which introduced some strict changes that were enabled by default for domain joining. Please see KB5020276 – Netjoin: domain joins hardening changes to understand redesigned behavior. ”

Affected systems:

  • client: Windows 11 22H2, Windows 10 22H2, Windows 11 21H2, Windows 10 21H2, Windows 10 21H1, Windows 10 20H2, Windows 10 1809, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019, Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2016, Windows 10 1607, Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB, Windows 8.1Windows 7 SP1
  • server: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 20H2, Windows Server 1809, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2

Affected scenarios, according to Microsoft’s error description, include some domain joins or re-imaging where a computer account was created or previously specified by an identity other than the one used to join or rejoin the computer to the domain.

There are many solutions, but Microsoft is working on a permanent fix due to be released soon.

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