out-of-band update

Microsoft's January 2026 cumulative update for Windows 11 (KB5073455) has an unfortunate side effect on a subset of machines: systems with System Guard Secure Launch enabled may refuse to shut down or enter hibernation and will instead restart, a regression Microsoft acknowledged and corrected...

Microsoft’s January Windows rollup triggered a stubborn failure mode on a narrow slice of devices — systems configured with System Guard Secure Launch could refuse to shut down or reliably enter hibernation after the January cumulative update (KB5073455). Within days the company published...

Microsoft’s January Patch Tuesday brought a familiar trade‑off: a broad security rollup that closed dozens of vulnerabilities — and, for a narrowly defined set of systems, an unexpected regression that prevents shutdown and hibernation from completing as intended. The bug, tied to the Windows 11...

Microsoft has acknowledged that its January 2026 Windows 11 cumulative updates introduced multiple regressions — notably a shutdown/hibernation failure tied to System Guard Secure Launch and authentication breaks for Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) and Windows 365 — and within days shipped targeted...

Microsoft released an out‑of‑band update on January 17, 2026 that targets a baffling but low‑level sign‑in regression: the password icon can become invisible on the lock‑screen sign‑in options after installing the August 2025 preview (KB5064081) or subsequent updates, and KB5077744 (OS Builds...

Microsoft has quietly shipped an out‑of‑band update to undo a December security hardening that left Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) unable to write its on‑disk message files on many enterprise systems, restoring queue functionality after a week of outages, confusing logs, and emergency...

Microsoft’s December patch cycle produced a compatibility regression that left Message Queuing (MSMQ) queues inactive, IIS sites throwing opaque “insufficient resources” errors, and enterprise message-driven applications unable to write messages — a problem Microsoft has confirmed and patched...

Microsoft issued emergency updates in mid‑December after a Patch Tuesday cumulative update broke Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ) on a swath of Windows 10 and Windows Server builds, leaving enterprise IIS sites and MSMQ‑dependent applications unable to create message files and producing...

Microsoft has issued emergency, out-of-band updates to repair a disruptive side effect of its December security patches that left Message Queuing (MSMQ) unable to write its storage files on a wide range of Windows client and server releases, a problem that forced immediate mitigation steps in...

Microsoft has quietly issued an out‑of‑band (emergency) Windows update to fix a string of problems that left some Windows 10 PCs unable to enroll in Extended Security Updates (ESU) and — in at least one case — falsely warned users that their installation had already “reached the end of support.”...

Microsoft has pushed an out‑of‑band emergency update that fixes a stubborn registration bug blocking many Windows 10 users from enrolling in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, restoring the on‑device enrollment wizard and clearing the way for affected PCs to receive November’s...

Microsoft moved quickly to clean up two bugs that were tripping up the Windows 10 Extended Security Update (ESU) experience, restoring the on‑device enrollment path and removing an erroneous “end of support” warning that had sowed confusion across consumer and business environments. Background...

Microsoft has issued an out‑of‑band Windows 10 update, KB5071959, to repair a bug that was preventing eligible consumer PCs from enrolling in the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program — a timely fix that restores the update path for machines that otherwise could not receive November’s critical...

Microsoft pushed an emergency, out‑of‑band fix on November 11 to restore a broken Windows 10 enrollment wizard that was preventing eligible consumer PCs from signing up for Extended Security Updates (ESU) — a failure that, until the patch was applied, could stop security updates entirely for...

Microsoft has quietly shipped an out‑of‑band (OOB) update — KB5071959 — that repairs a broken enrollment wizard preventing some Windows 10 consumer PCs from joining the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program, restoring the ability for eligible devices to receive post‑end‑of‑support security...

Microsoft has quietly shipped an out‑of‑band cumulative update for Windows 10, version 22H2 — KB5071959 — designed to repair a broken consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment wizard and to restore the pathway that allows eligible personal PCs to keep receiving critical security...

Microsoft has quietly pushed an emergency out‑of‑band update for Windows 10 — KB5071959 — to repair a bug that was preventing some users from enrolling in the consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) program and thus blocked delivery of critical security updates to eligible PCs. Background...

Microsoft has issued an out‑of‑band update (KB5071959) for Windows 10, version 22H2 to fix a consumer Extended Security Updates (ESU) enrollment failure and to make sure affected machines can complete enrollment and begin receiving critical security updates via Windows Update. The patch...

Microsoft has released an out‑of‑band emergency patch to fix a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) — tracked as CVE‑2025‑59287 — and every WSUS host must be treated as a top‑tier remediation priority until it is patched or isolated. The flaw is a...

Federal agencies and private-sector IT teams were put on high alert this week after the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a critical Windows Server Update Service flaw — tracked as CVE‑2025‑59287 — to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog and ordered rapid...