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Fixes the missing authorizedType issue after July 2026 CU
<#
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SUMMARY:
This script adds the missing authorizedType entry prevening SP2010 workflows from working after installing July 2026 CU
Reference:
https://blog.stefan-gossner.com/2026/07/17/trending-issue-sharepoint-2010-workflows-are-failing-after-installing-july-2026-cu/
Version History:
1.0 - initial version
#>
param(
[Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
[string]$WebApplicationUrl
)
$webApp = Get-SPWebApplication $WebApplicationUrl
if ($null -eq $webApp)
{
throw "Web Application '$WebApplicationUrl' not found."
}
$modification = New-Object Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebConfigModification
$modification.Owner = "CustomWorkflowAuthorizedType"
$modification.Path = "configuration/System.Workflow.ComponentModel.WorkflowCompiler/authorizedTypes/targetFx[@version='v4.0']"
$modification.Name = "authorizedType[@Assembly='System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089' and @Namespace='System.CodeDom' and @TypeName='*' and @Authorized='True']"
$modification.Sequence = 0
$modification.Type = [Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPWebConfigModification+SPWebConfigModificationType]::EnsureChildNode
$modification.Value = '<authorizedType Assembly="System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" Namespace="System.CodeDom" TypeName="*" Authorized="True" />'
# Prevent duplicates
$existing = $webApp.WebConfigModifications |
Where-Object {
$_.Owner -eq $modification.Owner -and
$_.Path -eq $modification.Path -and
$_.Name -eq $modification.Name
}
if ($existing)
{
Write-Host "Modification already exists." -ForegroundColor Yellow
}
else
{
$webApp.WebConfigModifications.Add($modification)
$webApp.Update()
Write-Host "Applying web.config modifications..." -ForegroundColor Green
$webApp.Parent.ApplyWebConfigModifications()
Write-Host "Modification added successfully." -ForegroundColor Green
}
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