Microsoft’s first Windows 11 security update of 2026 broke shutdowns and some Remote Desktop sign-ins. Microsoft has released emergency out-of-band fixes via Windows Update, including KB5077744 and KB5077797.

The Windows App is Microsoft's one-stop shop for everything Windows launched via a rebranding exercise in 2024. According to Microsoft at the time, it "serves as your secure gateway to connect to Windows across Windows 365, Azure Virtual Desktop, Remote Desktop, Remote Desktop Services, Microsoft Dev Box, and more." Until, of course, it doesn't.

Most users jump straight to a clean install when Windows starts boot looping. Here is why you should try these rollbacks and recovery tools first.

TL;DR: Recent reports linked Windows 11 security updates KB5063878 and KB5062660 to SSD failures during large data transfers, especially on DRAM-less drives with Phison controllers. However, after extensive testing, both Phison and Microsoft found no ...

Some Windows users are in a quandary. Since Windows 10 ceased to receive support from Oct. 14, the only way to avoid moving to Windows 11 (if the hardware allowed), was to sign up to Extended Security Updates. But some people are reporting that ESU isn’t ...

Microsoft confirmed that a recent Windows update is blocking customers from accessing their Microsoft 365 Cloud PC sessions.