'Nightmare'--Microsoft Update Breaks Windows For Millions [View all]

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/01/21/nightmare-microsoft-update-breaks-windows-for-millions/

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“This year’s first mandatory Windows 11 update is a mess,” Windows Latest warns. Users keep reaching out “to share their nightmare experience,.” For those unaware, "this update is a mandatory security patch, so it’s going to attempt installation whether you like it or not.” And that makes failures unavoidable.

Three of the issues have been acknowledged by Microsoft. The Classic Outlook freezing bug, the Remote Desktop Bug, and the failure to shutdown bug. “But it doesn’t look like there were only three issues that needed Microsoft’s attention.”

Microsoft is looking into an issue with desktop.ini that likely means it will be fixed soon. But there’s also a new sleep state issue that is garnering increasing user complaints. This preserves battery and power, but the issue is PCs are not falling asleep as planned.

( incomprehensible paragraph describing the bug here)

All users are advised to watch for additional emergency out-of-band updates to fix outstanding issues. Some may await February’s updates, which means installing it as soon as available. Not great, but unfortunately not that unusual.