Microsoft’s December 2025 Patch: MSMQ Meltdown Strikes Again!
Microsoft’s December 2025 security updates are causing chaos by breaking Message Queuing (MSMQ) functionality. Affected users face inactive queues, failed IIS sites, and baffling “insufficient resources” errors. The culprit? Recent changes to MSMQ’s security model. Unless users have admin privileges, they’re stuck in a digital conga line of confusion.
Hot Take:
Oh, Microsoft, once again proving that even the best-laid security updates can have a mind of their own, like a rebellious teenager. It seems the December 2025 updates have decided to moonwalk all over your MSMQ and IIS functionalities. Who knew Patch Tuesday could be so… unpredictable? Grab your popcorn and administrative privileges, because it looks like we’ve got a front-row seat to the latest installment of ‘Tech Support: The Saga Continues.’ Stay tuned for more updates, or lack thereof!
Key Points:
- December 2025 security updates are causing MSMQ and IIS disruptions.
- Affected systems include Windows 10 22H2, Windows Server 2019, and 2016.
- MSMQ service changes require user write access to a typically restricted folder.
- Microsoft is investigating but hasn’t confirmed a timeline for a fix.
- Admins might need to roll back updates, risking potential security vulnerabilities.