Windows update incident archive

Windows Update Problems in 2022

This archive documents 21 Windows update incidentsreported in 2022, from disruptive bugs to system-breaking failures. Each entry links to its KB number, affected Windows components, fix status, and sources.

6 catastrophic · 0 still marked unfixed

Frequently affected in 2022

Documented incidents

Dec 13, 2022KB5021233CatastrophicFixed
hidparse.sys BSOD bricks PCs on boot
- Boot
- BSOD
- HID Drivers
Dec 13, 2022KB5021234BrokenFixed
AMD freezing hits 21H2 too, installs fail at 97%
Dec 13, 2022KB5021255BrokenFixed
AMD Ryzen CPUs randomly freeze for minutes
Nov 8, 2022KB5019959CatastrophicFixed
Kerberos authentication destroyed on domain controllers
- Kerberos
- Active Directory
- RDP
- SMB
- Enterprise
Nov 8, 2022KB5019961CatastrophicFixed
Kerberos broken on 21H2, domain authentication fails
- Authentication
- Kerberos
- Active Directory
- Networking
Nov 8, 2022KB5019980CatastrophicFixed
Kerberos authentication destroyed, entire domains down
- Authentication
- Kerberos
- Active Directory
- Remote Desktop
- File Sharing
Oct 11, 2022KB5018410BrokenFixed
TLS/SSL handshakes break across all Windows
- TLS
- SSL
- HTTPS
- Citrix
- Networking
Oct 11, 2022KB5018427BrokenFixed
SMB file copies 40% slower
- SMB
- Networking
- File Copy
- Enterprise
Sep 20, 2022KB5017383BrokenFixed
Preview update accidentally pushed to WSUS, expires security updates
Aug 9, 2022KB5012170BrokenFixed
Secure Boot update triggers BitLocker lockout
- BitLocker
- Secure Boot
- UEFI
- Boot
Aug 9, 2022KB5016629BrokenFixed
Install failures, system freezing, reboot loops
- Installation
- System Stability
- XPS Viewer
Jul 21, 2022KB5015882BrokenFixed
Start menu completely non-functional
- Start Menu
Jul 12, 2022KB5015814BrokenFixed
Start menu broken, .NET apps crash, boot loops
- Start Menu
- .NET
- Boot
- XPS Viewer
Jun 14, 2022KB5014697BrokenFixed
Wi-Fi hotspot breaks, Hyper-V won't launch
- Wi-Fi
- Hyper-V
- Azure AD
- Networking
May 24, 2022KB5014019BrokenFixed
.NET 3.5 apps broken, Trend Micro stops scanning
- .NET
- Applications
- Antivirus
May 10, 2022KB5013943BrokenFixed
Apps crash with 0xc0000135, Sophos causes BSODs
- .NET Framework
- Applications
- BSOD
Apr 25, 2022KB5012643BrokenFixed
.NET 3.5 apps crash, Safe Mode display flickering
- .NET
- Safe Mode
- Display
Apr 12, 2022KB5012592BrokenFixed
Browsers crash, system-wide stuttering, Wi-Fi drops
- Browsers
- Performance
- Wi-Fi
- Taskbar
Jan 11, 2022KB5009543BrokenFixed
L2TP VPN connections killed
- VPN
- L2TP
- IPsec
- Remote Access
Jan 11, 2022KB5009557CatastrophicFixed
Domain Controllers enter infinite boot loops
Jan 11, 2022KB5009566CatastrophicFixed
L2TP VPN destroyed, domain controllers restart, VMs won't start
- VPN
- L2TP
- IPSEC
- Domain Controllers
- Hyper-V
- ReFS