To further reduce the attack surface of SharePoint Server and improve the overall security posture of SharePoint environments, legacy SharePoint workflow platforms will be disabled by default. This change affects both SharePoint 2010 and SharePoint 2013 workflows. Organizations that still rely on SharePoint workflows can continue to use them by explicitly enabling workflow support on […]
This issue has already been discussed by several visitors of my site including sharing a variety of workarounds – but for completeness I’m including it here as a dedicated Trending Issue. When running a 2010 workflow associated with a list, a column containing the workflow status is added to the list with a link to […]
After installing July 2026 CU you might experience failures with SharePoint 2010 workflows. The reason is that – depending on the workflow actions used in your workflows – additional types might need to be allow listed. Symptoms: In the ULS log you will find entries similar to the following: w3wp.exe (0xXXXX) SharePoint Foundation […]
Here is a quick summary of the major SharePoint and Project Server components that reach end of support today, July 15, 2026, along with the recommended upgrade or replacement path: Product, Feature or Component Upgrade Path/Alternative SharePoint Server 2016 SharePoint Server Subscription Edition SharePoint Server 2019 SharePoint Server Subscription Edition Project Server 2016 Project Server […]
Since multiple Trending Issues have now been documented for the September 2025 CU, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult for individuals to keep track, I’ve decided to create a single summary page. Issue Status SharePoint 2013 Workflows fail in combination with Classic Microsoft Workflow Manager after September 2025 CU Warning: Upgrade to SPWFM required before July […]
To enhance security a new Exploit Protection Setting was added to Windows when installing September 2025 CU. This adds several protections to OWSTIMER.EXE including an option that prevents creating child processes. SharePoint 2010 workflows require the workflow definition to be compiled using the CSC.EXE compiler – and this fails due to this Exploit Protection setting. […]
SharePoint Server 2025 CU for SharePoint Server 2016, 2019 and Subscription Edition includes security hardening for SharePoint Server 2013 workflows which enforces the most recent SharePoint Workflow Manager updates to be installed on SPWFM. As a side effect this also prevents classic workflow manager workflows from running as this version does not comply with this […]
At the moment we have official documentation available on how to upgrade an existing Microsoft Workflow Manager installation to SharePoint Workflow Manager and how perform a fresh installation of SharePoint Workflow Manager. What is missing are the required steps if an existing Microsoft Workflow Manager should be replaced with a new SharePoint Workflow Manager on […]
We recently announced the release of SharePoint Workflow Manager which is a replacement for Microsoft Workflow Manager. Meanwhile new documentation has been released covering the installation and configuration of SharePoint Workflow Manager: Install and configure workflow for SharePoint Server
Microsoft is pleased to announce the release of SharePoint Workflow Manager, a new workflow engine to power the SharePoint 2013 Workflows platform for SharePoint Server and replace Service Bus and Microsoft Workflow Manager. SharePoint Workflow Manager is compatible with SharePoint Server 2013, 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition. We recommend that all SharePoint Server customers using […]
Read the full announcement in the following official blog post from the product group: Support update for SharePoint 2010 workflows in Microsoft 365 Here is a quick summary: If you are using SharePoint 2010 workflows in Microsoft 365 (SharePoint Online) be aware that they will be retired in 2020. For customers using SharePoint 2010 […]
I just came across an interesting issue related to resource throtteling and workflow associations: When assigning a workflow which should automatically start on item creation or change to a list we automatically try to create a new column in the list which is used to carry the workflow status information. I said “try to create” because […]
