Microsoft has mounted a identified subject that prompted issues with Distant Desktop and RDS connections after putting in Home windows updates launched since January 2025.
As the corporate defined when it acknowledged the problems on Monday, affected customers expertise RDP disconnections after 65 seconds when establishing UDP connections from Home windows 11 24H2 to RDS hosts on techniques working Home windows Server 2016 earlier.
Whereas Home windows Server 2025 units aren’t instantly impacted as RDS hosts, they could nonetheless set off sudden Distant Desktop disconnects when performing as RDP purchasers connecting to older servers.
“After putting in the January 2025 Home windows preview replace (KB5050094) and later updates, customers would possibly expertise sudden disconnections with Distant Desktop Protocol (RDP) classes, together with Distant Desktop Providers (RDS),” the corporate stated in a Monday entry to the Home windows launch well being dashboard.
“We have noticed a big improve in stories of this subject following the discharge of the March 2025 Home windows safety replace (KB5053598).”
At present, Microsoft stated the identified subject can be mounted for Home windows 11 24H2 and Home windows Server 2025 customers after putting in the KB5053656 preview replace launched on Thursday.
“We suggest you put in the most recent replace to your gadget because it accommodates vital enhancements and subject resolutions, together with this one,” it stated.
The repair can be usually accessible with subsequent month’s cumulative updates. Till then, IT admins may also deploy it on enterprise-managed units utilizing a Identified Situation Rollback group coverage.
Points nonetheless ready for a repair
Earlier this week, Redmond warned of one other identified subject triggering Distant Desktop freezes on Home windows Server 2025 after putting in safety updates launched because the February 2025 Patch Tuesday.
This subject additionally affected Home windows 11 24H2 techniques, however Microsoft resolved it roughly with the KB5052093 optionally available replace launched on February 25. The corporate says the repair will roll out to affected Home windows Server 2025 units with a future Home windows replace.
Veeam additionally revealed on Tuesday that Microsoft helps examine a difficulty resulting in connection errors on Home windows 11 24H2 techniques when making an attempt to revive knowledge from Backup & Replication servers or SMB community shares.
On Wednesday, Microsoft mounted one other Home windows bug inflicting USB printers to begin printing random textual content after putting in updates launched since late January 2025.