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Microsoft’s September 2026 Windows 11 patch KB5124008, intended to restore several features, is breaking WSL-based apps, Remote Desktop sessions, Plan9/Hyper-V file sharing, File History backups, and Explorer.exe stability on some PCs, with AMD GPU issues reported as well. Microsoft is investigating, and users are urged to install security updates promptly rather than delaying them, despite the new bugs.
Microsoft's Windows 11 April 2026 update KB5083631 is out as an optional non-security release, bringing Xbox mode, improved explorer.exe reliability (reducing the white flash in dark mode and expanding archive formats), a new haptic feedback engine, AI agents on the Taskbar via APIs, faster Windows Hello, improved voice typing, and other quality‑of‑life tweaks across File Explorer, UI, storage, and security—rolling out in waves.
Microsoft’s Windows 11 Build 26200.8313 Preview delivers a faster File Explorer, removes white flashes in dark mode, and adds support for new archive formats (cpio, uu, xar, nupkg); it also improves explorer.exe stability and taskbar interactions, with many improvements rolling out with the May 2026 optional update after testing in Release Preview.
Microsoft confirms a Windows 11 bug that can crash Explorer.exe on sign-in when certain startup apps are configured, causing the desktop and taskbar to disappear; the fix is in the optional January 2026 update KB5074105 and is being rolled out gradually. The update also restores proper desktop.ini folder naming, fixes File Explorer hang, and addresses lock-screen and earlier black-screen issues tied to a Windows Update.