Windows update incident archive
Windows Update Problems in 2025
This archive documents 33 Windows update incidentsreported in 2025, from disruptive bugs to system-breaking failures. Each entry links to its KB number, affected Windows components, fix status, and sources.
9 catastrophic ยท 0 still marked unfixed
Frequently affected in 2025
Documented incidents
Update fails and leaves PCs unbootable
Dark mode broken, Intel Arc GPUs BSOD
Install fails, SMB search broken, Server unusable
Task Manager spawns unkillable ghost copies
Keyboard and mouse dead in Recovery Environment
IIS and localhost connections broken, DRM playback dead
SMBv1 file sharing over NetBIOS broken
DRM video broken, SMBv1 file sharing dead
DRM playback dead, legacy printing broken, MSI repairs fail
Reset this PC completely broken
Recovery tools broken, SSDs vanish under load
Phantom folders, green screen restarts, Surface keyboard dead
Traditional Chinese input method completely broken
Start Menu, Explorer, Taskbar, Settings all crash
Alt+Tab broken in games, monitors turn green
Emergency anti-cheat fix causes boot loops and more chaos
Gaming crashes, Print to PDF vanishes
Update loops forever, network installs broken
VMs unbootable with ACPI.sys BSOD
File Explorer freezes, toolbar buttons unclickable
BSOD, inetpub chaos, Windows Hello broken
WSUS upgrades blocked, mystery inetpub folder created
BSOD SECURE_KERNEL_ERROR after install
Remote Desktop disconnects after 65 seconds
USB printers print garbage text and network commands
Update pulled, re-released, still broken
Camera breaks, File Explorer stops responding
USB printers print garbage, AppLocker kiosks broken
USB printers print random garbage, OpenSSH still broken
Spinning cursor every 30 seconds, RDP freezes, File Explorer crashes
Update fails on Citrix systems
Black screen after install, OpenSSH broken, Bluetooth broken