Microsoft fixes Remote Desktop issues caused by Windows updates

Microsoft has fixed a known issue that caused problems with Remote Desktop and RDS connections after installing Windows updates released since January 2025. As the company explained when it acknowledged the issues on Monday, affected users experience RDP disconnections after 65 seconds when establishing UDP connections from Windows 11 24H2 to RDS hosts on systems running Windows Server 2016 earlier. While Windows Server 2025 devices aren't directly impacted as RDS hosts, they may still trigger sudden Remote Desktop disconnects when acting as RDP clients connecting to older servers. "After installing the January 2025 Windows preview update (KB5050094) and later updates, users might experience unexpected disconnections with Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) sessions, including Remote Desktop Services (RDS)," the company said in a Monday entry to the Windows release health dashboard. "We've observed a significant increase in reports of this issue following the release of the March 2025 Wi ... Read full article.