Update rollup for Azure File Sync Agent (Preview Refresh 1): April 2018

This article describes the improvements and issues that are fixed in this update for the Azure File Sync Agent (Preview Refresh 1) that's dated April 2018. Additionally, this article contains installation instructions for this release.

• Agent updates may hang if the cloud tiering filter driver does not unload.
• Sync performance may decrease when syncing lots of files.

Note Update rollups for Azure File Sync Agent (Preview Refresh 1) are cumulative. This update includes all improvements and fixes that were included in the previous cumulative update.

• You must restart the server after you apply this update rollup.
• This update is available for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016 installations that have the Azure File Sync agent (Preview Refresh 1) installed.

Update rollups for the Azure File Sync Agent are available from Microsoft Update or by manual download.

Microsoft Update

To get and install this update rollup from Microsoft Update, follow these steps on a server that has Azure File Sync Agent installed:

Server 2016

1. Click Start, and then click Settings.
2. In Settings, click Update & security.
3. In the Windows Update window, click Check online for updates from Microsoft Update.
4. Verify that the update rollup is listed, and then click Install now.

Server 2012 R2

1. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
2. In Control Panel, double-click Windows Update.
3. In the Windows Update window, click Check for updates.
4. Click Important updates are available.
5. Verify that the update rollup is selected, and then click Install.

Manual download

Go to the following website to manually download this update rollup package from the Microsoft Update Catalog:

 Update Rollup for Azure File Sync Agent (Preview Refresh 1) - April 2018 (KB4130942)

To manually install the update rollup package, run the following command at an elevated command prompt:

msiexec.exe /p packagename.msp REINSTALLMODE=OMUS REINSTALL=StorageSyncAgent /qb /l*vx storagesyncagentupdate.log

For example, to install the Azure File Sync Agent update rollup for Server 2016, run the following command:

msiexec.exe /p StorageSyncAgent_WS2016_KB4130942.msp REINSTALLMODE=OMUS REINSTALL=StorageSyncAgent /qb /l*vx storagesyncagentupdate.log

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