Windows Defender security intelligence update nuking shortcuts in orgs with ASR enabled

[Jan]

Windows Defender update deletes all Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts

Windows users and system administrators worldwide are complaining that application shortcuts have disappeared from Start menus, desktops, and taskbars.

Unhappy sysadmins have taken to online forums like Reddit to discuss the issue.

 

[r00igev@@r]

That sounds like a feature upgrade...

 

[StBlade]

Seems like M$ is getting better at the computer stuff. Yay!!

 

[Jacobofski]

Ny version is already past the culprit version, found no problem as reported.

 

[ConfusedR]

Amazing that stuff like this only happens to a hand full of users.