US EditionMicrosoft Releases OOB Windows Updates to Fix Shutdown, Cloud PC Bugs
The updates fix blocked Microsoft 365 Cloud PC access and shutdown failures on Secure Launch PCs after January Patch Tuesday, requiring manual install or Group Policy deployment.
- On Tuesday, Microsoft released multiple emergency out-of-band updates for Windows 10, Windows 11 and Windows Server to fix two issues caused by January Patch Tuesday updates, requiring manual download from the Microsoft Update Catalog.
- Following this month's Patch Tuesday, Microsoft said the January 2026 Windows security updates introduced regressions that blocked Microsoft 365 Cloud PC sessions.
- Some Secure Launch-enabled PCs running Windows 11 version 23H2 cannot shut down or hibernate and restart instead, while the Windows App and remote desktop, including Azure Virtual Desktop and Windows 365, face sign-in failures.
- Windows admins can deploy a Known Issue Rollback to enterprise-managed devices via Group Policy or manually shut down impacted devices using the shutdown /s /t 0 command, Microsoft said.
- If your devices are unaffected, Microsoft said there is no need to install the out-of-band updates released this past week.
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Security patches can be downloaded directly from Microsoft Update Catalog
Microsoft issues emergency fix after a security update left some Windows 11 devices unable to shut down
If you weren't able to shut down your Windows 11 device recently, Microsoft has rolled out an emergency fix addressing a couple of critical bugs that popped up with its latest January 2026 Windows security update. The latest "out-of-band" update repairs an issue for some Windows 11 devices that would only restart when users tried to shut down or hibernate. The same update restores the ability for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users to log into their…
Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 stopped some computers from shutting down
Microsoft released its first security update of 2026 for Windows 11 on January 13th. Just four days later, it was forced to release an emergency out-of-band update to fix some pretty serious bugs, the first one introduced. The security patch was stopping some systems from shutting down or hibernating properly, and also preventing some users from logging in via remote desktop. The impact of the shutdown bug was limited to machines still running W…
Microsoft Pushes Emergency Windows Update After Shutdown And Remote Login Failures – channelnews
Microsoft has issued an urgent software patch to resolve serious problems triggered by its January 2026 security update, following reports that some PCs could not be properly powered down. The unscheduled release targets faults affecting both Windows 11 and older systems, arriving outside the company’s usual update cycle to limit further disruption. One of the most disruptive bugs caused certain Windows 11 machines to reboot instead of switching
Microsoft issues emergency fix afer a security update left some Windows 11 devices unable to shut down
If you weren't able to shut down your Windows 11 device recently, Microsoft has rolled out an emergency fix addressing a couple of critical bugs that popped up with its latest January 2026 Windows security update. The latest "out-of-band" update repairs an issue for some Windows 11 devices that would only restart when users tried to shut down or hibernate. The same update restores the ability for Windows 10 and Windows 11 users to log into their…
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