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Patches for Windows Azure VM Agent x64
Windows
3 patches available
The Microsoft Azure Windows VM Agent is a secure, lightweight process that manages virtual machine (VM) interaction with the Azure fabric controller. The Azure Windows VM Agent has a primary role in enabling and executing Azure virtual machine extensions. VM extensions enable post-deployment configuration of VMs, such as installing and configuring software. VM extensions also enable recovery features such as resetting the administrative password of a VM. Without the Azure Windows VM Agent, you can't run VM extensions.
Windows Azure VM Agent x64 Version 2.7.41491.1172
Release Date
7/22/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Changes$$$VMAgent$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Security Bug Fix on Sha1 and MD5$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Redact guest agent ETW logs$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Clean invalid extension version with leading 0s during extension upgrade and uninstall$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Update VC++ Runtime Version from VC++ 2017 to VC++ 2019$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Report ProxyAgent Setup Status$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Event based wait for extension command output flush.$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Open CPU limit to 50% during extension process and lower down 3% after extension process finished.$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Reduce period log amount by using message key to suppress the duplicated logs and move period log to local file only$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Reduce guest agent duplicated logs.$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Un-enforce the required properties inside signinginfo section of extension HandlerManifest.json$$$VMAgent-Shared$$$[Shared] Security Bug fix on Sha1$$$[Shared] Plugin Enable Check with Plugin Plushier name$$$[Shared] Event based wait for process output/error flush$$$[Shared] Expose get JobObject method$$$[Shared] Add abstract class TraceSourceFileOnlyLogger$$$[Shared] Period Log support message key.
Windows Azure VM Agent x64 Version 2.7.41491.1170
Release Date
7/3/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Changes$$$VMAgent$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Security Bug Fix on Sha1 and MD5$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Redact guest agent ETW logs$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Clean invalid extension version with leading 0s during extension upgrade and uninstall$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Update VC++ Runtime Version from VC++ 2017 to VC++ 2019$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Report ProxyAgent Setup Status$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Event based wait for extension command output flush.$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Open CPU limit to 50% during extension process and lower down 3% after extension process finished.$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Reduce period log amount by using message key to suppress the duplicated logs and move period log to local file only$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Reduce guest agent duplicated logs.
Windows Azure VM Agent x64 Version 2.7.41491.1170
Release Date
7/3/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Changes$$$VMAgent$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Security Bug Fix on Sha1 and MD5$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Redact guest agent ETW logs$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Clean invalid extension version with leading 0s during extension upgrade and uninstall$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Update VC++ Runtime Version from VC++ 2017 to VC++ 2019$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Report ProxyAgent Setup Status$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Event based wait for extension command output flush.$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Open CPU limit to 50% during extension process and lower down 3% after extension process finished.$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Reduce period log amount by using message key to suppress the duplicated logs and move period log to local file only$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Reduce guest agent duplicated logs.
Windows Azure VM Agent x64 Version 2.7.41491.1149
Release Date
1/8/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Changes$$$VMAgent$$$[TDPR] Migrate non-critical stet up to async path from the main setup thread$$$[TDPR] Test and verify default wire-server ip first when setup the wire-server connection$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Add the Update Mode to the guest agent heart-beat message$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Translate encodedSignature in VMAP & VMSettings goal state$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Include the error details in the command invoke/launch error message$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Set PutMetricThread as background thread$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] plugin baseline validation after unzip$$$[WaAppAgent] Fixed for WaAppAgent crashed caused by transmit event thread failed 30 times by network issue and event logs piled up until OOM$$$[VMAgentEOP] using full path on invoking system commands$$$[BFERuleValidationTelemetry] Add BFE setup result info to the bfe rule telemetry$$$VMAgent-Shared$$$[Shared] fix rust unzip path issue$$$[Shared] Use full path for system executable calls$$$[Shared] Prioritize default fabric address when init control system$$$[Shared] Remove Metadata calls from WireServer Uri
Windows Azure VM Agent x64 Version 2.7.41491.1149
Release Date
1/8/2025
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Changes$$$VMAgent$$$[TDPR] Migrate non-critical stet up to async path from the main setup thread$$$[TDPR] Test and verify default wire-server ip first when setup the wire-server connection$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Add the Update Mode to the guest agent heart-beat message$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Translate encodedSignature in VMAP & VMSettings goal state$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Include the error details in the command invoke/launch error message$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] Set PutMetricThread as background thread$$$[WindowsIaaSVMAgent] plugin baseline validation after unzip$$$[WaAppAgent] Fixed for WaAppAgent crashed caused by transmit event thread failed 30 times by network issue and event logs piled up until OOM$$$[VMAgentEOP] using full path on invoking system commands$$$[BFERuleValidationTelemetry] Add BFE setup result info to the bfe rule telemetry$$$VMAgent-Shared$$$[Shared] fix rust unzip path issue$$$[Shared] Use full path for system executable calls$$$[Shared] Prioritize default fabric address when init control system$$$[Shared] Remove Metadata calls from WireServer Uri
Windows Azure VM Agent x64 Version 2.7.41491.1147
Release Date
10/17/2024
Bug Fix?
Yes
Minor Release?
Yes
Patch Notes

Changes$$$VMAgent$$$[TDPR] Migrate non-critical stet up to async path from the main setup thread$$$[TDPR] Test and verify default wire-server ip first when setup the wire-server connection$$$[WaAppAgent] Add the Update Mode to the guest agent heart-beat message$$$[BFERuleValidationTelemetry] Add BFE setup result info to the bfe rule telemetry$$$[WaAppAgent] Translate encodedSignature in goal state$$$[WaAppAgent] Include the error details in the command invoke/launch error message$$$[VMAgentEOP] using full path on invoking system commands
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