KB5065426 update stops file and print sharing from working

Kevin OBrien 205 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. Susan Bradley 261 Reputation points MVP
    2025-09-11T18:55:01.2833333+00:00

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5014754-certificate-based-authentication-changes-on-windows-domain-controllers-ad2c23b0-15d8-4340-a468-4d4f3b188f16

    Read that KB article.

    "In Full Enforcement mode, if a certificate fails the strong (secure) mapping criteria (see Certificate mappings), authentication will be denied."

    "If customers cannot reissue certificates with the new SID extension, we recommend that you create a manual mapping by using one of the strong mappings described above. You can do this by adding the appropriate mapping string to a users altSecurityIdentities attribute in Active Directory."

    Per my read there is no "fix" coming from Microsoft. In a domain, you need to take action.

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  2. Michael Burk 50 Reputation points
    2025-09-12T08:29:21.96+00:00

    We are experiencing the same issue and the fault is definitely rooted in the SID. Two machines with the same SID can't authenticate. Our solution is to create a new Windows User, which also get's a new SID. Or reset the current user with "Sysprep".

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  3. Nicholas Page 256 Reputation points
    2025-09-13T16:31:25.97+00:00

    Facing this exact issue on two system at home, one was cloned from the SSD of the other and I just changed the name and Windows license etc and has been working fine for years until now...all file/printer sharing and RDP is dead, just keeps saying incorrect user/pass. All the normal stuff is verified, private network, sharing on, etc etc and certain it is due to the update plus same SID as follows:

    I verified both machines do have the same SID.

    I tried uninstalling KB5065426 from both systems but that did not resolve.

    Next I removed KB5064081 from both systems and reboot and now SMB/RDP is working normally again.

    In my process of troubleshooting I found that the Remote Desktop Classic Windows app actually still worked also but, the regular RDP would not, so the RDP Classic app must authenticate differently? I'm not sure if you can even get or install this still since the newer "Remote Desktop" app is depreciated and maybe not working at all.

    I am considering trying SIDCHG on one of them as a long term solution since I assume Microsoft will not maybe any attempt to revert this dispite what will likely be millions of impacted systems. Please us know if you tries SIDCHG and any problems or side effects or other issues are encountered.

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  4. LOUIS LOPEZ 25 Reputation points
    2025-09-13T20:18:48.7+00:00

    Name and password is correct

    Different usernames with matching passwords did not work

    Using alternate credentials did not work

    Removing stored credentials did not work

    Changing the firewall to default and allow in and out SMB

    SMB 1.0 Server and client are on both machines and matching

    I tried EnableLinkedConnections on or off didn't work

    I tried LmCompatibilityLevel 1 or 3 matching

    I tried the RequireSecuritySignature Workstation and Server registry on or off at both machines

    I tried AllowInsecureGuestAuth on or off

    One machine can map shared to the planet earth (all other machines)

    The other machine can map shared to the planet earth (all other machines)

    They can't map to each other.

    I removed the KB5065426 from Windows updates

    It came back

    I removed the KB5065426 from Installed updates

    It was gone but the shares still did not work

    I ran Powershell to attempt to remove it and expecting it to already not be eligible for removal I got another error indicating it is still there.

    wusa /uninstall /kb:5065426

    The error message showed Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB5065426) is required by your computer and cannot be uninstalled.

    This led me to find Sysinternals PsGetsid.exe and that showed me the SIDs match!

    I joined the computer to a domain just for fun and SID stayed, I unjoined the computer from the domain because it wasn't supposed to be in a domain for this peer-to-peer scenario.

    Need a simple, no-cost, trust-worthy, free Windows 11 SID changer. Why? Because it worked until a Microsoft Windows Update was installed and was working without a SID changer. But going forward, likely needs a new SID. The computers were MINISFORUM Chinese computers.

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  5. Intelligent-Cable 10 Reputation points
    2025-09-14T21:34:43.41+00:00

    You have cloned PC's , and have matching machine SID's

    To change the machine SID's .. try sysprep, and to avoid this before cloning a PC, sysprep with with generalize so it's ready for cloning without a unique machine SID

    On an affected PC

    open an admin cmd

    nagivate to

    C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep

    sysprep /generalize /oobe /shutdown

    Test on a machine, be aware it will enter Oout of box experience after, and some apps / settings may be reset.

    Machine SID's are for security and Microsoft aren't going to fix this, they assume you will sysprep with generalize pre cloning.

    Let me know if that resolves this.

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