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The kb5121003 tag covers reporting on Microsoft’s August 2026 cumulative security update for Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2. Tagged discussions track builds 26100.9168 and 26200.9168, staged feature changes, and the expansion of replacement Secure Boot certificate eligibility. Several threads examine game crashes, freezes, and restarts affecting titles including ARC Raiders and THE FINALS, particularly when the older inpoutx64.sys kernel driver is installed. The coverage emphasizes troubleshooting the driver before removing a required security patch, while also following Microsoft and game-developer investigations into compatibility, update behavior, and the rollout’s effects on application launches and system performance.
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    KB5121003: Marvel Tōkon Patch Fixes Crashes, RGB Risk Remains

    Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls’ August 28 PC patch says it fixes the crash tied to Windows 11 security update KB5121003, but Windows players should not read that line as proof the underlying Windows-side problem has disappeared. Microsoft’s own release-health record still says its mitigation for...
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    KB5121003 Crashes ARC Raiders and THE FINALS on Windows 11

    Windows 11’s August 11 security update, KB5121003, has a confirmed compatibility problem that can freeze or close ARC Raiders, MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and THE FINALS—and, in some cases, restart the whole PC without warning. Microsoft says the failures occur on Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2...
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    KB5121003 Freezes Games: Disable inpoutx64 RGB Service

    Microsoft has confirmed that the August 11 Windows 11 security update, KB5121003, can make certain games freeze, crash, display EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION, or restart the entire PC when an affected RGB-control driver is present. The issue applies to Windows 11 24H2 build 26100.9168 and 25H2...
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    KB5121003 Breaks Games With inpoutx64 RGB Driver

    Microsoft has confirmed that Windows 11’s August 11 cumulative update, KB5121003, can leave certain games unable to run on PCs carrying RGB-related hardware components or peripherals. The important correction to Wccftech’s framing is that Microsoft has acknowledged the failure pattern, but its...
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    KB5121003 Wardogs Crashes: Test inpoutx64, Don't Uninstall

    Wardogs players whose PCs are freezing, crashing to desktop, or abruptly restarting during the closed beta should not uninstall Windows 11 security update KB5121003 as a first response. Microsoft has now acknowledged a matching failure mode in the August 11 update on Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2...
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    KB5121003 Linked to Windows 11 Game Crashes and Restarts

    Microsoft is investigating reports that the August 11 Windows 11 security update, KB5121003, can crash or freeze certain games and, in some cases, restart the PC. The update takes Windows 11 24H2 to build 26100.9168 and Windows 11 25H2 to build 26200.9168; players of ARC Raiders, The Finals, and...
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    KB5121003 Linked to ARC Raiders Crashes via inpoutx64.sys — Megathread

    ARC Raiders’ Live Update 1.42.0 adds Phantom Targets content, region-based Map Condition scheduling, anti-cheat changes and a substantial batch of gameplay fixes. For Windows players, though, the release also renews a more urgent warning: Embark says some PC crashes are tied to the August 11...
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    KB5121003: Remove inpoutx64 to Fix ARC Raiders Crashes — Megathread

    Windows 11’s August 11 cumulative update, KB5121003, is crashing ARC Raiders and THE FINALS for some players when an old third-party kernel driver, inpoutx64.sys, is present. The immediate practical fix is to address that driver rather than reflexively remove the security update: KB5121003 is...
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    KB5121003 Extends Windows 11 Low Latency to App Launches

    Windows 11’s August 2026 cumulative update, KB5121003, is beginning to apply the Low Latency Profile to ordinary application launches on some Windows 11 24H2 and 25H2 PCs, according to fresh testing by Windows Latest. The practical result is straightforward: when Windows recognizes an...
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    KB5121003 Brings Windows 11 Features in Staged Rollout

    Microsoft’s August 11 Patch Tuesday delivers Windows 11 builds 28000.2704 for version 26H1, 26200.9168 for 25H2, and 26100.9168 for 24H2, while a separate update, KB5120240, takes the still-supported Enterprise and Education editions of 23H2 to build 22631.7517. The immediate action for...
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    KB5121003 Expands Windows 11 Secure Boot Certificate Rollout

    Microsoft’s August 11, 2026 cumulative security update for Windows 11 is KB5121003, bringing Windows 11 25H2 to build 26200.9168 and Windows 11 24H2 to build 26100.9168. The package is available through Windows Update, Windows Update for Business, WSUS, and the Microsoft Update Catalog, but its...