Here is a summary of what's new and fixed in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27909 (Canary Channel):
Changelog Highlights
General: Minor general improvements and fixes for a better experience.
Administrator Protection: Fixed issue preventing the Xbox app (and sometimes others) from launching...
Microsoft has released an out-of-band update, KB5061977, for Windows 11, version 24H2, elevating the OS build to 26100.4066. This update addresses critical issues that emerged following the May 2025 Patch Tuesday updates.
Key Fixes and Improvements:
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Microsoft's recent patches for Windows 11 24H2, notably April’s cumulative update KB5055523 and March’s preview update KB5053656, have unfortunately reintroduced a spectrum of severe issues—including system crashes manifested as Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) errors—highlighting ongoing challenges...
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Microsoft’s recent patches for Windows 11 24H2, specifically the April cumulative update KB5055523 and the March preview update KB5053656, have unfortunately introduced serious stability issues, notably causing blue screen crashes (BSODs) with the error code 0x18B, labeled as...
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Microsoft’s latest updates for Windows 11 24H2, specifically the April cumulative update KB5055523 and the March preview update KB5053656, have stirred up significant issues by causing blue screen crashes (BSODs) with error code 0x18B indicating a SECURE_KERNEL_ERROR. These crashes occur on...
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Microsoft’s recent update troubles with Windows 11 version 24H2 continue to reverberate through its user community, reinforcing a pattern of problematic updates that disrupt usability and system stability. Two specific patches—April’s cumulative update KB5055523 and March’s preview update...
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Microsoft’s highly anticipated Windows 11 24H2 update was intended to deliver a host of enhancements—from a sharper Copilot AI integration to performance boosts and revamped File Explorer. However, as reported by ZDNet, even after a marathon of patches, users are still encountering a series of...
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Microsoft’s recent updates to Windows 11 24H2 have stirred significant disruption among users, particularly due to a pair of cumulative patches—KB5055523 and KB5053656—that have been implicated in triggering blue screen of death (BSOD) crashes. These vexing derailments emerge shortly after...
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Windows 11 24H2 has been making headlines lately—not just for its new features and enhancements but also for the occasional nightmare in the update process. One Reddit user’s experience, where the installation reached 88% and then lingered for over 16 hours, has raised eyebrows and sparked...
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Microsoft’s recent updates for Windows 11, particularly version 24H2, continue a turbulent tradition of releases that sometimes cause as many problems as they solve. Two cumulative updates — the March preview update KB5053656 and the April cumulative update KB5055523 — have been reported to...
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Microsoft's recent Windows 11 24H2 cumulative updates, particularly the April 2025 Patch Tuesday release KB5055523 and the March preview update KB5053656, have once again demonstrated the complexity and challenges inherent in maintaining a modern operating system. While these updates bring...
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Here’s a concise summary based on the article from support.microsoft.com regarding the blue screen exception after a Windows update:
Issue:
After installing the specified Windows update and restarting, devices may encounter a blue screen exception with error code 0x18B (SECURE_KERNEL_ERROR)...
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It started, as so many technology sagas do, with an update—and ended, at least for some Windows 11 users, in the distinctly blue glow of a system crash. That’s right: Microsoft, fresh off the spring update train, found itself with a rapidly spreading blue screen error that made computers across...
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If you’re a Windows 11 user, you might have recently experienced that special adrenaline rush—the Blue Screen of Death—after updating your system. For many, this harrowing error is about as welcome as a Windows 98 shutdown chime in a yoga studio. And now, Microsoft itself has confirmed there’s a...
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Blue screams of terror—or, as Microsoft prefers to brand them, Blue Screens of Death—have long haunted the dreams of PC aficionados, IT professionals, and, really, anyone with the audacity to update their Windows machine on a semi-regular basis. If you recently let curiosity get the better of...
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The Blue Screen Crash Crisis: Navigating the Latest Windows 11 24H2 Update Fiasco
A New Patch Tuesday, A New Wave of Problems
Windows 11 had been cruising along with an air of newfound stability, but the digital landscape was abruptly rattled after Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday. The expected...
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For seasoned Windows users, Patch Tuesday is as rhythmic as the tides—a day to brace for updates, reboot prompts, and that vulnerable moment spent waiting for a spinning circle to reveal whether “all your files are exactly where you left them.” In April, however, this monthly ritual took a...
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In recent weeks, users of Windows 11 version 24H2 have encountered a troubling issue: the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) appearing after installing the KB5055523 April update or the KB5053656 March preview update. This error, identified by the code 0x18B indicating a SECURE_KERNEL_ERROR...
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