Microsoft releases massive Slow Boot / Slow Login Hotfix Rollup (KB2775511)

[psydii]

I'm happy to look at a before/after or help. My contact information is on the blog.

:-) thanks. For me things are mostly going well, I've got many of the earlier wmi, user profile, csc and tcpip hotfixes on my user's machines.

 

We do still see CSC related TMP files getting orphaned on the fileserver on a daily basis. I'll see whether the frequency is reduced after the update.

 

I'll also hold fire on TMG etc. While I do have the tools to actually test against a snapshot of my production environment (VEEAM rocks) I don't have it configured quite right

[TechSupp]

Could you share those settings as I need those but could not find where to set it. Look slike I may have to keep an eye on this update progerss for it to work though!

[mullet_man]

So has this sped up logins for people?

[ass17]

Not for us. Our DCs are only 2003.

[jamin100]

ok,

So I install this rollup on the W7 clients and 2008R2 servers and then have to configure the registry settings correct?

 

The registry keys for these hotfixes are not configured by the enterprise hotfix rollup installer. Therefore, these hotfixes are not enabled by default after you install the hotfix rollup. To enable these two hotfixes, there are two options:

[Michael]

You only need to tweak registry settings to enable certain features, but I don't believe they were required (top of my head).

[jamin100]

cool, so has it made any difference to login times?

[Michael]

Difficult to say really. Logon speeds in the networks I setup are pretty decent anyway. I think the switches you have installed make a big difference, but it's nice to know Microsoft have officially addressed issues identified in some networks. I'd still recommend installing it on workstations and servers.

[stuckupvacant]

Only 2008 R2 and Windows 7.

 

Will it work on Small Business Server?

[burgemaster]

So... if we have server 2012 DCs do we just install the hot fix on the workstations? Is there a 2012 version for the DCs?

[psydii]

So... if we have server 2012 DCs do we just install the hot fix on the workstations? Is there a 2012 version for the DCs?

 

The monthly Windows Server 2012 update rollups are the equivalents. You should deploy them as part of your monthly security update cycle, though they are not security updates in themselves.

[psydii]

If you've deployed 2775511 (the very important Enterprise Hotfix Rollup - which basically make windows 7 work properly in a domain environment) you must NOW also install 2732673 to resolve a regression on a data loss bug.

 

Yes that's a regression... so for those of you (like me) who have spent a while worrying why there is an increase of people needing you to recover files from back up over the last 18 months... these are for you! The guff about .pst is a red herring to disguise how bad the bug this fixes really is.

 

It's primarily a client side fix but as per the update on KB 2775511 you should install it where ever the enterprise rollup hotfix is deployed.

Edited August 18, 2013 by psydii

[Cache]

Lovely.

 

And as it's a hotfix, it's not available through the Windows Update Catalog.....

[MrWu]

Thanks psydii

 

We did have occasional students losing thier whole home drive which bugged us no end, this could be the reason!

[Jobos]

What is the command line to install silently at machine startup?

[mrbios]

What is the command line to install silently at machine startup?

 

This is the command line i use in sccm for deploying update files manually:

wusa.exe "updatenamehere.msu" /quiet /norestart

[Jobos]

Don't use sccm here so have to resort to vbs in the machine startup script. Had this running for a few weeks now without any problems

If NOT objFSO.FileExists("C:\Windows\KB2732673.log") Then
objFSO.CreateTextFile("C:\Windows\KB2732673.log")
iReturn = objShell.Run("\\server\software_install$\Patches\Windows6.1-KB2732673-v4-x86.msu /quiet /norestart", 1, TRUE)

[burgemaster]

Don't use sccm here so have to resort to vbs in the machine startup script. Had this running for a few weeks now without any problems

If NOT objFSO.FileExists("C:\Windows\KB2732673.log") Then
objFSO.CreateTextFile("C:\Windows\KB2732673.log")
iReturn = objShell.Run("\\server\software_install$\Patches\Windows6.1-KB2732673-v4-x86.msu /quiet /norestart", 1, TRUE)

 

Is this the whole script mate? expected END here?

[burgemaster]

Don't use sccm here so have to resort to vbs in the machine startup script. Had this running for a few weeks now without any problems

If NOT objFSO.FileExists("C:\Windows\KB2732673.log") Then
objFSO.CreateTextFile("C:\Windows\KB2732673.log")
iReturn = objShell.Run("\\server\software_install$\Patches\Windows6.1-KB2732673-v4-x86.msu /quiet /norestart", 1, TRUE)

 

Is this the whole script mate? expected END here?

[Arthur]

The following PowerShell script will install a hotfix if it isn't already installed.

 

if (!(Get-Hotfix -Id KB2732673 -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) { 
   Start-Process -Wait -FilePath "$env:SystemRoot\System32\wusa.exe" -ArgumentList "\\Server\Share\Windows6.1-KB2732673-v4-x86.msu /quiet /norestart" 
}

[caffrey]

I've just set up a new WSUS server and the hotfix is in the catalog - not sure if it is supposed to be but works here.

[ruellesmith]

I couldn't download them either. Please help.

[lili94369]

I also couldn't download....

[Arthur]

I also couldn't download....

The download links still work for me.

[mullet_man]

You know I never got round to deploying this, I've just added it into my updated W7 image but haven't installed it on my DCs yet.

 

I know I've asked this before but did it speed up logins? Did it help with the random login issues etc?

 

Not sure if it's worth me bothering that's all.