Security News > 2021 > October > Microsoft fixes Windows 10 auth issue impacting Remote Desktop
Microsoft has fixed a known Windows 10 issue causing smartcard authentication to fail when trying to connect using Remote Desktop after installing the cumulative updates released during last month's Patch Tuesday.
Microsoft has already rolled out a fix to address this issue via the Known Issue Rollback feature to affected Windows 10 devices.
"This issue is resolved using Known Issue Rollback. Please note that it might take up to 24 hours for the resolution to propagate automatically to consumer devices and non-managed business devices. Restarting your Windows device might help the resolution apply to your device faster."
Redmond has been using the Known Issue Rollback feature to roll back computers impacted by problematic bug fixes to a working state since late 2019.
While fixes issued through KIR are distributed via Windows Update, they are not delivered as actual updates.
Microsoft previously used Known Issue Rollout fixes to performance issues while gaming, resolve printing issues, and app freezes and crashes.
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