Slow boot times/performance after you install Windows April 2019 updates or later on a system with ENS

Technical Articles ID: KB91465
Last Modified: 2023-07-06 11:32:13 Etc/GMT

Environment

Endpoint Security (ENS) Threat Prevention 10.6.x

For affected Microsoft Windows versions, see KB91476 - Issues on systems with McAfee products after installing Microsoft Windows April 2019 updates or later.

Microsoft Windows April 2019 updates or later Windows monthly updates

Summary

Recent updates to this article

Date	Update
July 6, 2023	Minor formatting updates; no content changes.

Problem

The following issues might occur after you install Windows April 2019 update or later Windows monthly updates on systems with ENS:

Slow start times
Slow performance

Cause

Changes in the Windows April 2019 updates and later Windows monthly updates for Client Server Runtime Subsystem (CSRSS) introduce a potential deadlock with ENS.

Researching the effects of applying the Windows April 2019 updates or later in your environment:

We've confirmed issues in some scenarios after the Windows April 2019 updates or later were applied. These scenarios are where user-defined Access Protection rules that protect services are present.

To identify user-defined Access Protection rules in ENS in ePO:
1. Log on to the ePO console.
2. Open the menu and choose Policy Comparison under the Policy section.
3. Select Endpoint Security Threat Prevention from the Product drop-down list. It defaults to the Access Protection policy type.
4. In the first column, select the McAfee Default policy.
5. In the second column, select the policy used in your environment.
  
  NOTE: If you use more than one policy, you must repeat these steps for each policy.
6. Choose Show Only Differences at the top of the screen. Access Protection rules that use the Inclusion status of Include and that have a Class type of Services could contribute to the behavior mentioned in this article. They can be set to report only, disable block, to alleviate these symptoms.
To identify user-defined Access Protection rules in ENS locally:
1. From the Windows notification area, right-click the McAfee icon and select McAfee Endpoint Security.
  
  NOTE: If a password is set, log on as an administrator to continue.
2. Double-click Threat Prevention.
3. Click Show Advanced.
4. Select Access Protection from the menu on the left.
5. Scroll down to Rules.
6. Review user-defined rules because these rules could contribute to the behavior mentioned in this article. Access Protection rules that use the Inclusion status of Include and that have a Class type of Services could contribute to the behavior mentioned in this article. They can be set to report only, disable block, to alleviate these symptoms.

Solution

If no user-defined Access Protection rules are present:

There are no identified conflicts with the Windows April 2019 updates or later.

If user-defined Access Protection rules are present:

Option 1: This conflict is resolved in the ENS 10.6.1 May Update.

Our product software, upgrades, maintenance releases, and documentation are available on the Product Downloads site.

NOTE: You need a valid Grant Number for access. See KB56057 - How to download product updates and documentation for more information about the Product Downloads site, and alternate locations for some products.
Option 2: Disable user-defined Access Protection rules identified by following the steps above.

NOTE: McAfee default Access Protection rules don't exhibit symptoms associated with the Windows April 2019 updates or later.

Related Information

For details about the fix for CSRSS included in the Windows April 2019 updates, see this Microsoft article.

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