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Windows 11 January Update breaks boot up

There is an 'emergency' update today in windows update.
Someone must have goofed something up.
But my PC is running along just fine so far. I mainly use it for gaming and surfing the web.
 
Have 25H2 on hold since last September.

Microsoft updates have been a shitshow altogether.

Their last security patch completely broke Outlook worldwide and messed up people's emails without no fucking reason.
 
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Mithos said:
Have had the KB5074109 update installed on all computers running W11 since like the 16th of January, so far no issues.

Even have a NEW update on all computers, KB5078127 waiting for installation.
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Since installing 5078127, Ubisoft Connect has completely shit itself and broken my game save synching.

Might be unrelated, but I am suspicious and say maybe wait a couple more days and see if anything else surfaces
 
This is fucking glorious. I mean, it isn't for anyone affected but MS needs dragging for how poor windows 11 is, so this does nothing but fuel that much needed fire.
 
That's a BSOD that been around since the Windows Vista era, means your SATA controller drivers need a reinstall. Worth noting how many systems are affected, for all we know this could only occur on a specific OEM config rather than an OS wide issue.
 
Personally haven't had any issues. I don't know if it's even installed tbh. I never turn my computer off anyway.

Tried CachyOS in december because for whatever reason you can't play Mortal Kombat 11 online if your windows version mismatches from someone you're fighting against. I didn't like CachyOS and won't be returning to linux anytime soon. Just felt sluggish. I had issues shutting down nearly everytime. When I try to shutdown/restart computer to get back into Windows, it would just boot me to log in screen. One time the screen just went black and I had to hold the power button down to turn my pc off. I dunno, not a good first impression of Linux for me (outside of using my steamdeck in desktop mode a few times). Also most apps I used were stuck at 60hz? Firefox was 120hz and fine, but opening some apps made the mouse judder around like at 60hz. It was really odd.
 
Those news about broken updates explode every now and then but it's usually very small % of users that experience issues, and they don't have to be connected to the update itself (just bad timing).

So far with W11 (using it for years) I only had one big problem with updates, and this was when they tried to introduce Dolby Vision support - it fucking broke HDR and introduced green screen (and if you didn't know shortcut for HDR on/off - Windows+alt+B, you would be stuck with it), what a shitshow...
 
SpokkX said:
Steam OS for desktops cannot come soon enough
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What will change vs Bazzite, Nobara, etc...???

Bojji said:
Those news about broken updates explode every now and then but it's usually very small % of users that experience issues, and they don't have to be connected to the update itself (just bad timing).

So far with W11 (using it for years) I only had one big problem with updates, and this was when they tried to introduce Dolby Vision support - it fucking broke HDR and introduced green screen (and if you didn't know shortcut for HDR on/off - Windows+alt+B, you would be stuck with it), what a shitshow...
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News to me. S2
 
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nemiroff said:
I installed those a week ago, no issues.

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Not Yet No GIF
 
GrayChild said:
Save us, Gabe. Release the Steam OS desktop version already!
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I don't see what it will do that no other distro won't. Maybe there some crazy trick it can do out of the gate, but it won't take long for gaming distros to integrate that component or feature. That's what they do now.
 
Bojji said:
Those news about broken updates explode every now and then but it's usually very small % of users that experience issues, and they don't have to be connected to the update itself (just bad timing).

So far with W11 (using it for years) I only had one big problem with updates, and this was when they tried to introduce Dolby Vision support - it fucking broke HDR and introduced green screen (and if you didn't know shortcut for HDR on/off - Windows+alt+B, you would be stuck with it), what a shitshow...
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Now imagine when they start pushing these updates to their pc/console.
 
Using a custom install of windows 11 LTSC that has been tweaked to hell and back also haven't updated since 9/25

Switching over to project luna on my main rig as soon as I have time to tweak it on my backup rig just the way I like it
 
Bark said:
I can see why people want a pc hybrid xbox, when windows is this reliable.
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Why do you make comments like this when you have no clue about how many people this impacts. As usual my PCs have no issue. Also if MS had a fully configured PC Xbox, that hardware configuration would be one of the ones that are tested.

Unable to mount the boot drive probably means this is tied to a specific chipset for storage. It could be anything a drive is hooked up to across years of PC hardware that is windows 11 compatible. But sure make some grand statement that windows is so unreliable and people who want something from MS are idiots because of an issue that impacts a small amount of users.

The lack of critical thought is something not unique to this poster, but it still drives me mad. Someone hears about something and immediately casts it as some huge proof of some wide ranging concept when it actually is a rare event well below 1%.
 
KungFucius said:
Why do you make comments like this when you have no clue about how many people this impacts. As usual my PCs have no issue. Also if MS had a fully configured PC Xbox, that hardware configuration would be one of the ones that are tested.

Unable to mount the boot drive probably means this is tied to a specific chipset for storage. It could be anything a drive is hooked up to across years of PC hardware that is windows 11 compatible. But sure make some grand statement that windows is so unreliable and people who want something from MS are idiots because of an issue that impacts a small amount of users.

The lack of critical thought is something not unique to this poster, but it still drives me mad. Someone hears about something and immediately casts it as some huge proof of some wide ranging concept when it actually is a rare event well below 1%.
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Unsure if I understood your post correctly (apologies in case I didn't) but are we already in the stage of normalizing critical bugs in mandatory updates, coupled with a recent trend of other critical bugs on past mandatory updates from the same exact company?
 
Miles708 said:
Unsure if I understood your post correctly (apologies in case I didn't) but are we already in the stage of normalizing critical bugs in mandatory updates, coupled with a recent trend of other critical bugs on past mandatory updates from the same exact company?
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After streams of issues, bugs (like the Outlook one on Windows and the focus stealing one on macOS), performance regresssions on nVIDIA GPUs, performance problems with VCache / Zen core clusters, etc… like lots! Then they come out trying to whitewash it:

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It is really ironic when they are super mega critical about the efforts of MS's competition in other areas too 😂.
 
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Windows 11 is the gift that keeps on giving...

I just saw yesterday that most applications running on W11 are chromium software based and don't even ruin more locally on the system. It is a whole mess and a half.
 
Windows 11 LTSC is the answer, especially for a home PC, if you do not want to run Linux. I moved to this, and it has suppressed my urge for Linux. :messenger_beaming:
 
Miles708 said:
Unsure if I understood your post correctly (apologies in case I didn't) but are we already in the stage of normalizing critical bugs in mandatory updates, coupled with a recent trend of other critical bugs on past mandatory updates from the same exact company?
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Critical how?? It doesn't even affect everyone. Did it affect you??
 
rodrigolfp said:
You mean boot in to Windows?? Because you can turn the PC on. And if affects a minor number of people, yes it is minor bug.
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It seems like a minor bug until it affects you.
But for everyone that get's it, it can be a significant problem. Especially for people with no experience fixing Windows errors.
 
winjer said:
It seems like a minor bug until it affects you.
But for everyone that get's it, it can be a significant problem. Especially for people with no experience fixing Windows errors.
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If it affect 1 person in a very specific "scenario" is it not minor??
 
Weekly "Windows update ruined your PC" thread. Even though I have Windows LTSC that only has fairly safe security updates l still avoid updating for months now. Linux gaming keeps getting better and better, I hope soon enough it won't be my secondary OS
 
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