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Windows Server 2025 | Kerberos Local Key Distribution Center (LocalKDC) service fails to start
I have found that this service was disabled before the December update, for some reason it has gone to automatic and cannot be started, maybe this behavior is normal if you are not using this feature...
This isn't a bug - this is by design: https://www.reddit.com/r/WindowsServer/comments/1hbkgo1/comment/m1ji39m/
They haven't enabled this feature yet
Incorrect. The bug is that MS set the service to "Automatic" with the last updates before this feature even works. Setting it to Automatic causes it to log errors in the event log because it can't actually start. When you manage thousands of servers all reporting errors in the event log, that's a problem. The workaround is to set the service to manual or disabled for now but ultimately it's another MS udpate screw-up but that's nothing new.
