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   From: alan@invalid.com   
      
   On 1/22/26 5:24 AM, Bad Company wrote:   
   > January has become a nightmare for millions of Windows users, as   
   > Microsoft’s latest January update creates a surprising raft of issues. We   
   > have seen multiple emergency updates. But serious problems remain. And   
   > there’s no firm timeline on fixes.   
   >   
   > “This year’s first mandatory Windows 11 update is a mess,” Windows   
   Latest   
   > warns. Users keep reaching out “to share their nightmare experience,.”   
   For   
   > those unaware, "this update is a mandatory security patch, so it’s going   
   > to attempt installation whether you like it or not.” And that makes   
   > failures unavoidable.   
   >   
   > Three of the issues have been acknowledged by Microsoft. The Classic   
   > Outlook freezing bug, the Remote Desktop Bug, and the failure to shutdown   
   > bug. “But it doesn’t look like there were only three issues that needed   
   > Microsoft’s attention.”   
   >   
   > Microsoft is looking into an issue with desktop.ini that likely means it   
   > will be fixed soon. But there’s also a new sleep state issue that is   
   > garnering increasing user complaints. This preserves battery and power,   
   > but the issue is PCs are not falling asleep as planned.   
   >   
   > Windows Latest says “there’s a regression bug in Windows 11 25H2 on the   
   > desktop S3 sleep path. Even with hybrid sleep and wake timers disabled,   
   > the system-level Maintenance Activator (SystemEventsBroker) does not   
   > properly clear the maintenance wake context after the first wake, causing   
   > the second sleep to wake immediately.”   
   >   
   > All users are advised to watch for additional emergency out-of-band   
   > updates to fix outstanding issues. Some may await February’s updates,   
   > which means installing it as soon as available. Not great, but   
   > unfortunately not that unusual.   
   >   
   > “We’re monitoring reports of other problems in the January 2026   
   update,”   
   > Windows Latest says, “including a bug where the keyboard and mouse do not   
   > work correctly. The list of reported issues keeps growing, which is   
   > concerning, as Windows 11 had more than 20 major problems in 2025 with   
   > just 12 security updates.”   
   >   
   > https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2026/01/21/nightmare-microsoft-   
   > update-breaks-windows-for-millions/   
   >   
   Also:   
   https://www.howtogeek.com/saving-files-is-currently-broken-on-wi   
   dows-11-and-windows-10   
      
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