KB5072033 break remote credential guard to Windows server 2025

Pierre DESTRÉE 70 Reputation points
2025-12-11T13:50:14.7433333+00:00

We are experiencing a reproducible issue with Remote Credential Guard (RCG) when connecting from Windows 11 24H2 clients to a Windows Server 2025 RDP host. Remote Credential Guard works correctly before installing update KB5072033 on the client. Immediately after installing this update, RCG stops functioning.

The issue is fully reproducible and affects only Windows 11 24H2 clients where KB5072033 is installed. The Windows Server 2025 host has also received the December cumulative update, but this does not change the behavior: RCG still fails when the client has KB5072033 installed.

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  1. Pierre DESTRÉE 70 Reputation points
    2026-08-12T07:58:15.5933333+00:00

    Microsoft appears to have finally fixed the Remote Credential Guard issue with the August cumulative update for Windows Server 2025 (KB5120233), even though the fix is not mentioned in the KB's release notes.

    Initial testing has been successful, both with and without the Known Issue Rollback (KIR) applied.

    The Kerberos double-hop authentication scenario is working correctly again.

    Let's hope this fix is here to stay this time.

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  2. Dawid Czyżycki 30 Reputation points
    2026-05-13T07:09:25.53+00:00

    Fix wasn't implemented for Windows Server 2025 with KB5087539 (build 26100.32860)

    Remote Desktop with Remote Credential Guard still doesn't work for a fully patched Windows 11 24H2/25H2 client connecting to fully patched Windows Server 2025 RDS Server.

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  3. jaltmann 61 Reputation points
    2026-01-16T16:12:29.86+00:00

    This is beyond infuriating; MS fix your stuff.... Am I supposed to forego two months of security patches just because you can't ever figure out remote credential guard. Remote Credential Guard is an ESSENTIAL security feature. DO BETTER!

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  4. Kyle Bogenberger 10 Reputation points
    2025-12-17T16:24:29.7166667+00:00

    Hi, just wanted to add to this for exposure but this greatly upsets our workflow with RCG constantly breaking. Microsoft please get this on your radar!

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  5. jaltmann 61 Reputation points
    2025-12-17T14:42:32.93+00:00

    I would like to sincerely know why Microsoft consistently demonstrates poor QA around Remote Credential Guard with their updates. RCG should be used by every organization and as such should also have better assurance that when an update comes out, that it's not going to break core functionality that this security enhancement provides. I've personally been dealing with these issues for 2 years like a game of whack-a-mole...

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