{"id":72550,"date":"2026-03-13T13:41:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:41:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/?p=72550"},"modified":"2026-03-13T13:41:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T21:41:24","slug":"march-patches-for-azure-devops-server-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/devops\/march-patches-for-azure-devops-server-4\/","title":{"rendered":"March Patches for Azure DevOps Server"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are releasing patches for our self\u2011hosted product, <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/services\/devops\/server\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Azure DevOps Server<\/a>. We strongly recommend that all customers stay on the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The latest release, Azure DevOps Server, is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/devops\/server\/download\/azuredevopsserver?view=azure-devops\" target=\"_blank\">download page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This patch addresses an issue introduced in the original Azure DevOps Server release that, under certain conditions, could cause group memberships to become deactivated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who should install this patch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This patch applies to customers who installed Azure DevOps Server prior to the March 13, 2026 re\u2011published release. If you previously applied the mitigation described in earlier guidance, installing Patch 2 completes the remediation. Customers who have not run the mitigation script do not need to do so, installing Patch 2 is sufficient.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who does not need this patch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Customers performing new installations or upgrades using the re\u2011published release available as of March 13, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u2b07\ufe0f<strong>Azure DevOps Server Patch Download<\/strong> <\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Version<\/th>\n<th>Patch Download<\/th>\n<th>Release Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Azure DevOps Server<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/devopsserverpatch2\">Download Patch 2<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/azure\/devops\/server\/release-notes\/azuredevopsserver?view=azure-devops#azure-devops-server-patch-2-release-date-march-13-2026\">Release notes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u2705<strong>Verifying Installation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To verify that the patch is installed, run the following command on the Azure DevOps Server machine using the patch installer you downloaded:<\/p>\n<pre><code>&lt;patch-installer&gt;.exe CheckInstall\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Replace <code>&lt;patch-installer&gt;<\/code> with the name of the patch file you downloaded. 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