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Zac Bowden

Microsoft forced to issue emergency out of band updates for Windows 11 after latest security patches broke PC shutdowns and sign-ins

Windows 11.

Microsoft's first update for Windows 11 in 2026 has already caused two major issues that saw users unable to fully shutdown their PCs or sign-in into a device when using Remote Desktop. These are two serious issues that were not spotted by Microsoft during testing, and are so severe that the company has now issued an emergency fix to address the problems.

This isn't the first time Microsoft's lack of quality control has impacted Windows 11 PCs in a major way. Being unable to shut down your PC due to a recent OS update is a huge oversight on Microsoft's part, but this is the latest in a long list of updates over the last year to cause a major issue like this.

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