Explorer freeze loop, network adapters vanish, Defender broken

August’s Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 22H2 turned explorer.exe into a freeze-and-crash loop. Network adapters stopped being recognized, cutting off internet access entirely. Remote Desktop disconnected randomly. VPN connections failed. Microsoft Defender — the built-in security software — broke. Installation stalled at 96%. The update managed to disable both your ability to browse files locally and connect to anything remotely, while also disabling your antivirus. A comprehensive demonstration of how to make a computer both useless and vulnerable in one step.