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Michael2000
Copper Contributor
Jan 26, 2025

2025-01 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 KB5050008 Causing Slow Performance and Freezing

We had this same problem back in August with the 2024-08 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2019 KB5041578, slow performance and freezing.  Here we go again with KB5050008.  Remote Desktop does not respond.  It freezes up for minutes.  We have SQL Server and Terminal Server on this Windows Server 2019 and people can't access it through Remote Desktop.

 

I had to uninstall KB5050008.  The server went back to normal.  I don't a repeat of this with every Windows Server update.  Please advise.

  • cddba's avatar
    cddba
    Copper Contributor

    We had same issue. Eventually it does complete. Took a couple hours. On one server I found I had to download the update from the Microsoft Update Catalog and run it manually. It's a pain.

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    luchete
    Steel Contributor

    Sounds like the update KB5050008 is causing issues with your server. If uninstalling it resolves the problem, it’s likely that the update contains a bug affecting Remote Desktop. In the meantime, I cannot see find any other solution than block the update from reinstalling to prevent further issues, or rolling back to a previous stable update, as you did it, until a fix is released.

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