From PC World: Microsoft’s Windows 11 updates haven’t been so hot lately… and by “lately,” I mean the last couple of years. The latest one for January (update KB5074109) has caused something of a mess, making crucial Windows apps simply fail to launch for some users. An out-of-band update over the weekend has fixed the issue, at least according to the patch notes.
The problem wasn’t affecting every user of Windows 10, 11, and Server, but those who had crucial PST files saved in a cloud-accessible folder for OneDrive (or possibly other services like Dropbox) were possibly met with an unresponsive Outlook mail and calendar system. Some bugs from KB5074109—including system crashes, involuntary shutdowns, and remote desktop connections—were already addressed. Other issues such as File Explorer bugs have apparently not been fixed yet.
BleepingComputer reports that all major versions of Windows, including 10, 11, and Server editions stretching back to 2019, have been patched. But this is a major misstep from a mandatory system update, following a year or more of big Windows errors and a not-quite-forced transition onto a new operating system. It’s not a great look from a company that seems to be losing grip on a lot of its core users, even as the CEO seems less and less confident of his all-in-on-AI approach.
If your Outlook program is failing to launch or crashing intermittently, you can find the relevant update via the Windows Update section of the Settings app. The next major patch for Windows is scheduled for February 10th, two weeks from tomorrow.
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