KB 2873872, KB 2843638, KB 2843639, and KB 2868846 are all causing problems to users

Aug 15, 2013 12:20 GMT  ·  By
Microsoft has already acknowledged the issues and is now looking into the matter
   Microsoft has already acknowledged the issues and is now looking into the matter

As I’ve reported a couple of hours ago, Microsoft has found that two of the updates it delivered on Patch Tuesday caused problems to users, so it decided to pull one of them, while investigating the reports for the second.

Now it appears that four other fixes included in this month’s update cycle are leading to a number of errors on specific computers, so the company has decided to remove all of them from Windows Update and the Download Center.

KB 2873872, KB 2843638, KB 2843639, and KB 2868846 are all causing trouble to users of Active Directory Federation Services.

The Redmond-based tech giant says it’s aware of the problem, so it’s looking into reports as we speak.

“Microsoft is aware of problems with the security updates described in MS13-066 that affect Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) 2.0. The problems could cause ADFS to stop working. Microsoft has removed the updates for ADFS 2.0 from Windows Update and the Download Center. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available,” the company says in the updated bulletin.