Several users are experiencing various issues with system startup after installing the KB5077181 update for Windows 11.

This process is called a clean install, which is ironic as there's nothing particularly clean about it: Microsoft has enshittified Windows Setup.

Consumer sentiment for Windows 11 has been on a downward trajectory of late, at least if the reactions to Microsoft executives are any indicator. Although it's hard to quantify broad user sentiment, ...

Windows 11’s February update, KB5077181, is failing to install for some users and causing a range of system issues,.

It's officially time to let go. Windows 10 has been over as we know it for some time now, only for Windows 11 to have taken over. To finalize things even further, Microsoft ended support for the ...

Microsoft is investigating reports that some Windows 11 devices are failing to boot with "UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME" errors after installing the January 2026 Patch Tuesday security updates. The issue ...

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Microsoft’s January 2026 security update for Windows 11 is still causing problems. The patch initially introduced issues that prevented select computers from shutting down or going to sleep, followed ...

Microsoft said my PC was 'too old' to run Windows 11 - how I upgraded in 5 minutes anyway ...

Microsoft has had to issue two out-of-band updates to fix its buggy Windows 11 patch. Microsoft has had to issue two out-of-band updates to fix its buggy Windows 11 patch. is a senior editor and ...

Jack Wallen spends a week using Windows 11. During this experiment, he encountered a wide range of issues. In the end, it made him appreciate Linux all the more. "Why do people willingly use Windows?" ...