KB5065426 update stops file and print sharing from working

Kevin OBrien 195 Reputation points
2025-09-10T16:09:06.4466667+00:00

I was having issues with multiple locations using windows file and print sharing with password sharing. I found windows update KB5065426 was installed and that my file and print sharing options were turned off. I also found that networks were set to public that had previously sent to private.

Even after setting the settings back, the computers would not working with file and print sharing and I had to uninstall the update to get the functionality to work.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
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  1. James Imray 10 Reputation points
    2025-10-07T22:09:14.19+00:00

    This same update (KB5065426) stopped our machines RDCing to each other. Similarly, the issue was found to be that the machines had all been built and supplied to us with the same machine SSID. I found the easiest way to look up the machine SSID was in Powershell with the command "Get-LocalUser | Select-Object Name,SID" (without quotes and ignore the result from the last dash onwards).

    Uninstalling KB5065426 and pausing updates has worked as an interim solution. We are evaluating the implications of using a SID-changing tool like SIDCHG to change the machine SIDs. I understand it has less implications than running sysprep /generalize which "resets a lot of things".

    Good luck everyone!


  2. Aeris_Valetine 20 Reputation points
    2025-10-16T04:30:30.23+00:00

    updated october solved this problem from me


  3. James Imray 10 Reputation points
    2025-10-30T02:16:23.17+00:00

    Reposting here as in the comments is less obvious - We have tested rebuilding machines from installation media - this successfully created unique computer SIDs on the reinstalled machines. I appreciate this is not pratical for installations with large numbers of machines with the same Computer SID, however, if the RDC connections are typically only from one or two administrator/master machines then only rebuilding those machines should allow them to RDC to all the others that still have the same computer SID.

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  4. James Imray 10 Reputation points
    2025-11-03T23:23:43.42+00:00
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  5. hautt 0 Reputation points
    2025-11-18T07:10:25.8966667+00:00

    Using KIR (known issue rollback) I found it here:https://support.citrix.com/external/article/CTX695388/windows-1124h2-update-kb5065426-causes-r.html or manual create key in registry: reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Policies\Microsoft\FeatureManagement\Overrides" /v 1517186191 /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f . Then reboot pc.

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