Hotfixes Are in Progress for Windows 11 Safety Updates That Launched Some Main Bugs

A compulsory Windows 11 safety replace is wreaking havoc on some methods, and Microsoft is engaged on a hotfix to reverse the harm. Several Windows- and tech-focused websites report points with Windows 11 KB5066835. The sites report that the replace can disable mice and keyboards in restoration mode, disable community connections for regionally hosted apps and trigger points with previewing information in Windows Explorer.

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The replace, for Windows 11 variations 24H2 and 25H2 in addition to Windows Server 2025, was mechanically put in on some methods and will render PCs unusable.

A consultant for Microsoft instructed CNET, “We are actively working on mitigations and recommend customers track the latest known issues through the Windows Release Health dashboard.”

According to the dashboard, a lot of the points for the 24H2 update have been resolved, and for the 25H2 update, the mouse and keyboard difficulty has been resolved. The regionally hosted apps difficulty remains to be being labored on, in response to the standing update page.
Microsoft supplied CNET hyperlinks to a web page on an initial fix for Windows 11 updates and a hyperlink for Windows 2025 server updates.

The replace difficulty comes at a essential time for Microsoft: Last week, the corporate ended official assist for Windows 10.

Temporary options

The web site Windows Latest beforehand stated it was speaking with Microsoft concerning the replace bugs and {that a} hotfix might take a number of days. The unique updates had been issued on Oct. 14. 

“Microsoft told me that affected users should check for updates and reboot their PC, even if they do not see any newer updates listed,” Mayank Parmar wrote in a Windows Latest post.

That course of, Parmar wrote, permits Windows to roll again its code as soon as that repair is offered. The web site additionally provided a modification to Windows Registry that might briefly deal with the power for native apps to make use of networking and different workarounds and fixes for the problems the replace has precipitated.