Build 25281, Windows Security Icon/Shortcut missing from System Tray after KB5007651 Platform update Version 1.0.2301.24001.

Anonymous
2023-01-25T04:29:38+00:00

On Jan 24, 2023, W.U. downloaded and updated Windows security with this KB5007651 (Version 1.0.2301.24001).

After this update the security icon on the system tray showed a yellow warning triangle, and then the icon completely disappeared after a reboot.

No way to get the icon back on the System Tray. 🤷‍♂️

I can still open security if I search for it in settings, but there is no apparent reason for the shortcut on the system tray to be missing.

It looks like starting with Build 25272 the windows security updates are messed up and out of sync with the currently installed windows Build.

I could reproduce the same issue restoring a backup of Build 25281 and then going through W.U. checking for updates, the same scenario repeated again.

Right after the update shows yellow warning on security icon:

Everything green here, but Firewall & network protection is missing, that may be the reason for the yellow warning.

Missing Security icon from System Tray after a reboot:

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-01-28T04:32:21+00:00

    I didn't have this problem before.

    I restored 25267 last backup from 1/11/23 to check Safe Mode and now I'm facing the same issue. 🤷‍♂️

    I don't have KB5007651 installed or at least doesn't show in Update history.

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    @Sibro.o,

    I had also one case where it did not show on install history, but it was installed as soon as I went online.

    This is the same mistake that MS made last year with 21H2 and 22H2, they were downloading security updates incompatible with the Windows Build currently on the machine. Pauli O has a machine that shows KB5007651 updates from 2109 all the way up to 2301.24001.

    The old ones are not in the History also because they go together with all the defender updates, and they only keep the history for the last 50. But I got also a case last week with 2301 that did not show in the history, yet it was installed.

    If I remove them, the latest one gets reinstalled as soon as I check for updates.

    Yet I have a third 25284 machine that never got any KB5007651 and that folder has only the ones installed by the 25248 upgrades.

    I checked for updates several times and never got any of those KB5007651 at all.

    Could not figure out why the different behavior. May be another A/B testing B.S. who knows?

    Looks like the Security guys never read the FBH reports. 🤐🤐🤷‍♂️

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-01-28T04:46:57+00:00

    Now it is showing after a reboot

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    That's better.

    The question is, why only on some machines and not all?

    This one is not getting any kb5007651, why? Go figure the MS logic! 🤐🤬

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-01-28T04:53:51+00:00

    That's better.

    The question is, why only on some machines and not all?

    IDK, you are the expert detective. 😁

    Is it fixable?

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-01-28T05:18:38+00:00

    That's better.

    The question is, why only on some machines and not all?

    IDK, you are the expert detective. 😁

    Is it fixable?

    With Build 25284 there is no need to fix it, because 1.0.2301.24001 installs version 1000.25285.0.1000 which is compatible with 25284 Build.

    It was creating problems when it got installed in Build 25281, but after updating to 25284 it works fine.

    The problem Pauli shows is that it got installed on Build 22621.1105 and it creates the same issue we saw with 25281.

    When I fixed it in 25281, W.U. reinstalled the damn faulty update and the problem came back.

    There has to be a simple way to prevent W.U. from reinstalling it.

    MS should not download that Security update on Builds that are not compatible with it, in that case they just add bugs.

    Last year in similar situation they just pulled the incompatible updates KB5007651 a week later.

    Looks like this time they are not that quick.

    The problem started with 25272 and it is still happening 3 weeks later. 🤣🤣🤣🤬

    I saw four different Symptoms depending on the combination of the Windows Build number and the kb5007651 update version.

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    2 App and Browser Control missing from the Security Dashboard

    1. Firewall & network protection missing from the Security Dashboard.
    2. System tray Security icon showing yellow warning sign and then icon completely missing after a reboot.

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  5. Anonymous
    2023-01-28T07:21:09+00:00

    I clean installed 25267 because due to the resolution bug I can't use anything newer.

    I haven't seen this bug yet but updates are paused so I don't get 25284.

    Is there a way to fix my 25267 backup?

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