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Hyper-V breaks after installing the Jan 2022 Windows Update on Windows 8.1 (KB5009624)

Anonymous
2022-01-11T21:29:23+00:00

Today is Jan 11th, 2022. After I applied the monthly patch on my Windows 8.1 machine, the local VMs no longer work. If I uninstall the patch (KB5009624), the VMs started to work again. Please help.

The error is "virtual machine could not be started because hypervisor is not running".

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-01-12T23:12:07+00:00

    Applies to Windows Server 2012 R2 KB5009624 update, the Windows Server 2019 KB5009557 update, and the Windows Server 2022 KB5009555

    Follow the instructions below to remove the update

    https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/new-windows-server-updates-cause-dc-boot-loops-break-hyper-v/

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