… MORE CONTEXT Microsoft yanks Windows 11 preview update after install failures Windows boss promises to heal the operating system's self-inflicted wounds Microsoft fixes broken Windows update days after vowing fewer broken updates Microsoft breaks Microsoft account sign-ins in Windows 11 with latest… …
Applications Microsoft points at Samsung after Galaxy app bug locks users out of C:\ 'Access denied' errors hit certain Windows 11 machines running vendor utility Microsoft has blamed Samsung for some devices suffering C:\ drive access problems coincidentally close to March's Patch Tuesday. …
… "I said, 'Give me this,' and it spit out 60: 'Here's 60 problems I found, and here's the fixes for them.' About one-third were wrong, but they still pointed out a relatively real problem, and two-thirds of the patches were right." Mind you, those working patches still needed human cleanup, better c… …
… The fix came with KB5082063 , a cumulative update that, in true Microsoft style, has problems of its own. …
… April's Patch Tuesday is approaching, and failing to manage an installation, let alone allow interested users to check out the preview, is unfortunate. …
… Windows Autopatch manages the rollout of updates across an organization. It uses "testing rings" – sample device groups – to roll out updates progressively and halt or reverse them if problems emerge. Enabling hotpatch by default from May 2026 won't override existing policies. …
… As well Bluetooth problems for enterprise users with hotpatching enabled, a fix for the latest Windows update malady could end up classified as an out-of-band update. What a time to be a Windows user. ® windows software patch tuesday oses microsoft
OSes Patch to end i486 support hits Linux kernel merge queue After a year of patchwork, maintainers look ready to start retiring 486-class CPUs It's taken nearly a full version number to get the pieces in order, but the long-awaited end of 486 chip support in the Linux kernel appears to be nigh wit… …
… That same release also left USB devices like keyboards and mice unavailable to some Windows 11 users in the recovery environment, prompting Microsoft to rush out an out-of-band patch. Yet for a subset of Windows 10 users, WinRE problems lingered. …
… Earlier this week, Microsoft blamed Samsung for problems some users experienced when accessing the C:\ drive on their devices. …