Move fast and break Windows

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2025

April

• Satya Nadella says as much as 30% of Microsoft code is written by AI

May

• Microsoft Update Fails—New Download Breaks Windows

June

• Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Updates Broken. Fix Now — Here’s How

July

• Latest Windows 11 update fail brings yet more installation woes – but some other reported bugs have me seriously worried

August

• Microsoft’s August 2025 security updates are breaking recovery tools on Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs

September

• Recent Windows updates break Blu-ray and other protected video content playback on PC

October

• Windows 11 update breaks localhost, prompting mass uninstall workaround

• Windows 11's October update just broke the Windows Recovery Environment — USB keyboards and mice unusable in Windows RE after latest bug hits

November

• Microsoft finally admits almost all major Windows 11 core features are broken

• Microsoft confirms PCs boot into BitLocker recovery after the latest Windows updates

December

• Latest Windows 11 updates may break the OS's most basic bits

• Microsoft Confirms Windows Security Update Breaks VPN Connections

• Microsoft: Recent Windows updates break RemoteApp connections

• Microsoft can't fix Windows 11 because it won't stop breaking it

2026

January

• Microsoft confirms that a stack of bad Windows updates is causing boot issues

• ‘Nightmare’—Microsoft Update Breaks Windows For Millions

• Microsoft Confirms Emergency Update For Millions Of Outlook Users

  • Fixes or workarounds for recent issues in classic Outlook for Windows

• Windows 11 had 20+ major update problems in 2025 and and 2026 started badly too. What are you doing, Microsoft?

February

• Microsoft confirms more Windows PCs cannot shut down after recent updates

• February’s Windows 11 update is causing startup problems for users

March

• Microsoft: KB5079473 breaks internet access to Windows 11 Teams, Edge, OneDrive, Copilot

• It's actually happening — Microsoft promises to fix the biggest issues in Windows 11, from AI slop to pushy Windows Updates

Updates

1. Microsoft's "Fix" for Windows 11: Flowers After the Beating

2. Latest Windows 11 update is broken, refuses to install — Microsoft pulls latest update over missing files error

3. Microsoft admits its recent "update" broke vital Windows 11 Start menu function

4. Microsoft releases Windows Server update fix to fix its April update fixes

5. Windows 11 April 2026 update is triggering the BitLocker recovery screen for some users

6. Windows 11 KB5083769 update breaks BITS and causes system freezes

7. Windows 11’s April update is now breaking third-party backup apps

8. Microsoft confirms Recycle Bin glitch affecting all supported Windows versions — yes, even the trash needs debugging

9. Microsoft finally admits its default Windows 11 25H2, 24H2 action broke key legacy component

❧ 2026-03-22