Move fast and break Windows

or, Shipping bugs at scale with AI:

2025

Apr:

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

May:

• Microsoft Update Fails—New Download Breaks Windows

Jun:

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

Jul:

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

Aug:

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

Sep:

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

Oct:

• 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

Nov:

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

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

Dec:

• 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

Jan:

• 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?

Feb:

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

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

Mar:

• 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

❧ 2026-03-22