Microsoft releases Windows fixes for VPN issues and bootloop domain controllers

Microsoft has made so-called Out-of-band updates available for various Windows versions. These include fixes for issues related to domain controllers, virtual machines, VPN connections, and ReFS mounts, among others.

Microsoft is making the updates for Windows 11 and several Windows 10 and Windows Server 2022 versions available as an optional update through Windows Update. For Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows Server 2012, fixes are available through the Microsoft Update Catalog.

The updates are intended to address multiple issues created by the updates Microsoft released for Windows last week as part of its January Patch Tuesday update round. With those updates, Microsoft patched vulnerabilities and included fixes, but system administrators complained after their implementation that they experienced spontaneous reboots and domain controller bootloops.

There were also reports that Hyper-V stopped starting and that ReFS volumes could no longer mount. Microsoft reports that the Out-of-band updates should address these issues. Also, problems with VPN connections using L2TP or Ipsec IKE should no longer occur after updating the Windows versions.