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January 26, 2026
Microsoft’s first Windows 11 update of 2026 has been a mess
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TL;DR
- Microsoft issued two out-of-band updates to fix its January 2026 Windows 11 patch.
- The first update addressed shutdown issues on Enterprise and IoT editions of Windows 11 version 23H2.
- The second update fixes OneDrive and Dropbox crashes on Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2.
- Microsoft is investigating reports of boot failures on some machines after installing the January 2026 update.
- Some PCs are experiencing UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME stop codes and require manual recovery.