Microsoft says November updates break Windows activation
Microsoft has confirmed that this month’s Patch Tuesday security updates are causing Windows activation and licensing failures with 0x80041008 error codes. The issue affects organizations that automate Windows activation and licensing processes, along with users of the Software Licensing Management Tool, or SLMGR. Affected devices can hit error 0x80041008, listed as Invalid parameter (SWbemObjectEx), when they run commands to activate Windows, configure Key Management Service, or manage product keys. Microsoft…