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Windows Server 2022 - devices not booting when Secure Boot enabled (KB5022842)
The most recent patch Tuesday update for Server 2022 - KB5022842 - causes some devices with Secure Boot enabled to fail to boot - it reboots after the update, then fails at the next reboot. The Micro...
The servers concerned are used in secondary roles - in one case for testing - so they need to be on the same version as the production systems.
As to whether there's something wrong with the specific drivers / firmware - so far as I'm aware none of the parties involved have released any details of what the cause is. Do you have inside information or are you just speculating? Because without details it's not possible to say what the cause was, and the fact that VMWare have issued a patch only tells us that they (quite sensibly) wanted to get it resolved as quickly as possible - which may be fixing an issue in their product, or may simply be a workaround to whatever Microsoft has done - without further information it's impossible to tell. The fact that VMware, Dell, Lenovo and HPE all seem to be affected is notable, though.
As to whether there's something wrong with the specific drivers / firmware - so far as I'm aware none of the parties involved have released any details of what the cause is. Do you have inside information or are you just speculating? Because without details it's not possible to say what the cause was, and the fact that VMWare have issued a patch only tells us that they (quite sensibly) wanted to get it resolved as quickly as possible - which may be fixing an issue in their product, or may simply be a workaround to whatever Microsoft has done - without further information it's impossible to tell. The fact that VMware, Dell, Lenovo and HPE all seem to be affected is notable, though.
I do not have any insider information. You'll see what Dell support team can tell you about this issue.