Microsoft says the March 2026 cumulative for Windows 11 (KB5079473) is not responsible for the wave of dramatic failure reports — and an investigation into machines that can’t access their C: drive points to a faulty Samsung app, not the Patch Tuesday rollup. com]
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Microsoft’s March cumulative update for Windows 11, KB5079473 (released March 10, 2026), is rolling out with a familiar mix of new features and security fixes — but a growing number of users now say the patch is also triggering severe instability on some machines, including hard freezes...
New Windows 7 computer; old network w/4 XPs. W7 can use files on XPs; XPs can access W7 printer and C:\Users\default & Public subfolders; can "see" C drive but can’t open files. Message: "\\Ralphhome\C is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource etc." W7...
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