Update gets stuck, blocks all future updates

November’s update continued the proud tradition of KB5044284 by also blocking all future security updates when installed via USB or CD media. The update itself would get stuck at various percentages — 6%, 35%, 40% — pick your favorite number, it’ll freeze there. Microsoft confirmed the issue and said it would be fixed in the December update. So for two months, systems installed from media were frozen in time, unable to receive security patches, like a Windows XP machine in a dentist’s office.