Microsoft fixes auth issues on Windows Server, Windows 11 24H2

Microsoft has fixed a known issue causing authentication problems when Credential Guard is enabled on systems using the Kerberos PKINIT pre-auth security protocol. According to Redmond, these authentication issues impact both client (Windows 11, version 24H2) and server (Windows Server 2025) platforms, albeit only in some niche scenarios. On affected systems, users experience problems because the passwords aren't rotating correctly when using the Identity Update Manager certificate/Pre-Bootstrapping Key Initialization (PKINIT) protocol. However, because Kerberos Authentication is most commonly used on enterprise endpoints, home devices are likely not impacted by this known issue. "With this issue, devices fail to change their password every 30 days as the default interval. Because of this failure, devices are perceived as stale, disabled, or deleted, leading to user authentication issues," Microsoft explained in a Windows release health dashboard update. "Devices running Windows H ... Read full article.