Microsoft patches Windows and Excel – breaks audio, remote access, and paste
- ID
- 24183
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 14 Sep 2026, 9:00 PM
- Fetched
- 14 Sep 2026, 9:15 PM
- Provider
- The Register
- Category
- technology
- Original URL
- https://www.theregister.com/os-platforms/2026/09/14/microsoft-patches-windows-and-excel-breaks-audio-remote-access-and-paste/5296085
- Source URL
- https://www.theregister.com/headlines.atom
Summary
- Score
- 3.5
- Created
- 14 Sep 2026, 9:17 PM
- Tags
- Audience
- developerssaas_startup_founders
What happened
Microsoft's September 2026 security patches have confirmed breakages across Remote Desktop Services (RDS) on Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2012, USB Audio Class 1.0 devices on multiple Windows 11 builds, and paste functionality in Excel 2016 through 2024. RDS connections may fail after minutes or hang at configuration; a temporary workaround is deallocating and restarting affected VMs. Excel paste fails silently after a patch for RCE and information disclosure vulnerabilities.
Why it matters
If your team relies on RDS for remote Windows server access or VM management, expect intermittent connection failures this patch cycle and keep the VM deallocate-restart workaround ready. Excel users should hold off on September patches if silent paste failures would disrupt workflows, or test paste operations immediately after updating.
Discussion angle
How do you handle patch-day risk when a vendor's security fix introduces operational breakages — do you delay patches, stage them, or accept the known-issue roulette?