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The description for update KB was last updated on April 17, and deals with the topic Windows Activation Technologies for Windows 7.
There is a new activation update there to ensure that Windows 7 can be activated. Woody Leonhard wrote that night that Microsoft has re-released the KB update for unknown reasons. Since then, admins have complained about Windows 7 clients that are no longer activated. On reddit there is this thread which describes the drama..
Woke up this morning to find a few thousand Windows 7 VDI machines reporting that Windows 7 wasn't genuine. After much troubleshooting we found that KB should not have been installed in a KMS environment in the first place was installed on these machines. Until today having this KB installed hasn't been an issue, it appears a change to how Microsoft's activation servers respond to a standard KMS key being sent to them may be to blame.
The thread starter found suddenly a few thousand Windows 7 VDI machines that reported that Windows 7 was not genuine. After many tests, he found that KB which should not have been installed at all in a KMS environment was installed on these machines and causes this issue. Image: Microsoft The community of My Digital Life, an online tech support forum, has found a way to bypass Microsoft's restrictions and allow the installation of Windows 7 Extended Security Updates on all systems, and not just those who paid Microsoft's fee.
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