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Microsoft rolls emergency fix for Windows 11 May update install failure tied to EFI space
technology10 days ago

Microsoft rolls emergency fix for Windows 11 May update install failure tied to EFI space

Microsoft says the May 2026 Windows 11 update KB5089549 can fail to install when the EFI System Partition runs low on space, triggering errors such as 0x800f0922. An emergency server-side patch is rolling out, and Known Issue Rollback mitigates the issue; a few reboots may help apply the fix. The ESP is typically around 100MB, but firmware bloat or multiple OS installs can exhaust it, possibly causing install loops. Some users also report missing taskbar animations and extra reboots due to Secure Boot updates.

Adobe Rolls Emergency Patch for Acrobat CVE-2026-34621 Zero-Day
technology1 month ago

Adobe Rolls Emergency Patch for Acrobat CVE-2026-34621 Zero-Day

Adobe issued emergency patches for CVE-2026-34621, a prototype-pollution vulnerability in Acrobat Reader that is being exploited in the wild and could allow arbitrary code execution; affected products include Acrobat DC, Reader DC, and Acrobat 2024, with fixes to 26.001.21411 for DC versions and 24.001.30362 (Windows) / 24.001.30360 (macOS) for Acrobat 2024; Adobe updated advisories and noted the attack vector is Local rather than Network.

Microsoft rolls out second emergency Windows patch amid boot-time bug
technology3 months ago

Microsoft rolls out second emergency Windows patch amid boot-time bug

Microsoft released a second out-of-band emergency patch (KB5078127) to fix cloud-storage access issues introduced by the January Patch Tuesday, including Outlook not opening files from OneDrive/Dropbox; however, a separate boot bug on some Windows 11 25H2/24H2 machines can cause a black screen with an UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME error, with no fix yet and recovery steps likely required.

Microsoft's Latest Windows Update Causes Critical System and Hardware Issues
technology9 months ago

Microsoft's Latest Windows Update Causes Critical System and Hardware Issues

Microsoft has released an emergency out-of-band update (KB5066189) to fix a critical issue affecting Windows 10 and Windows 11 users, where the Reset and Recovery features might fail after installing the August security updates. Users are advised to install this update to resolve the problem, which does not include additional security patches.

Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch to Fix Windows 11 Boot Failures
technology11 months ago

Microsoft Releases Emergency Patch to Fix Windows 11 Boot Failures

Microsoft released an emergency update to fix startup failures in Windows 11 systems caused by the KB5058405 security update, primarily affecting enterprise virtual environments. The update addresses recovery errors related to ACPI.sys and is recommended for affected virtual machines, with manual installation options available from the Microsoft Update Catalog.