Windows Server 2016 2025-03 Cumulative Update for Windows Server 2016 for x64-based Systems (KB5053594). Roll's back

[Matthew Murray]

Here it is for you

 

[PeterJ]

Export registry

1. Click on the Start button and in the search box, type regedit.
2. When you see Regedit on the list, right-click on it and select Run as administrator
3. When Regedit opens, using the left pane, navigate to the following registry key and select it by clicking on it once.
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\DriverDatabase
   
   
4. Once selected, click File > Export....
5. Change the Save as type: to Registry Hive Files (*.*)
6. Name this file DriverDb (with no file extension) and save it to your desktop.
7. Zip the file and attach it to your next reply.

 

[Matthew Murray]

Here is the DriverDB

 

[PeterJ]

The export looks normal.
Please do following.

FRST Registry Search

1. Click the Start button and choose Control Panel.
2. In the upper right corner ensure the View by: is set to Category.
3. Select the Programs group.
4. Click the Turn Windows features on or off link. This will bring up the Server Manager or Windows Features dialog.
   Note: This loads your components hive which is what we want. Please keep this dialog open while you perform the remaining steps. You can minimize it if you wish but keep it open.
5. Download the Farbar Recovery Scan Tool and save it to your Desktop:
   64-bit: Downloading Farbar Recovery Scan Tool
   Note: Your antivirus program may report FRST incorrectly as an infection. If so, disable the real-time protection when downloading and running FRST.
6. Right-click on the file FRST64.exe and choose Run as administrator.
7. Copy and paste {4d36e97b-e325-11ce-bfc1-08002be10318} into the Search box and click the Search Registry button.
8. When the scan is complete, a message will display that 'SearchReg.txt' is saved in the same folder FRST was started from. Notepad will open this file also. Close Notepad and attach the file 'SearchReg.txt' to your next reply.
9. You may close any remaining open windows now.

 

[Matthew Murray]

How do I get FRST64.exe or where do I find it?

 

[PeterJ]

Sorry, I thought we already used it in this thread. Included a downloadlink in my previous post.

 

[Matthew Murray]

No you are right we have used that before, thats my bad I was just being blind and couldn't see it.
Here are the results:

 

[PeterJ]

Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.

1. Download the attachment fixlist.txt and save it to your desktop.
2. Right-click on FRST64.exe and select "Run as administrator".
3. Press the Fix button.
4. The tool will now process fixlist.txt.
5. If for some reason the tool needs a restart, please make sure you let the system restart normally. After that let the tool complete its run.
6. When finished, a log called Fixlog.txt will appear in the same directory the tool is run from.
7. Attach the logfile Fixlog.txt to your next reply.

 

[Matthew Murray]

Sorry for the delay here is the fixlog

 

[PeterJ]

Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.

Download the attachment and extract it.
Open the extracted folder, double-click the file regfix.reg.
When prompted allow to change the registry settings.
Report the result.

 

[Matthew Murray]

This is what it comes back with


Do I need to run as an admin?

 

[PeterJ]

Perform a restart of the machine and try again first.

 

[Matthew Murray]

Tried restarting the other night but I dont think it tried to do the updates so im going to try again tonight to double check.

 

[PeterJ]

OK.

 

[Matthew Murray]

It seems the updates still did not complete im afraid.

 

[PeterJ]

Attach a fresh copy of the file cbs.log to your next reply.

 

[Matthew Murray]

Here it is

 

[PeterJ]

The log is clean. Please perform following registry fix.

Warning: This script was written specifically for this user, for use on that particular machine. Do not run this script on another machine.

Download the attachment and extract it.
Open the extracted folder, double-click the file regfix.reg.
When prompted allow to change the registry settings.
Report the result.

 

[Matthew Murray]

This is what it says when I try to run the reg file. I will restart it later and let you know what happens

 

[PeterJ]

OK. I don't see an issue in the script.