Uh-oh! Windows updates broke a number of basic apps
The latest Windows 11 update, KB5078127, released on January 13, has disrupted core applications like Notepad, Outlook, OneDrive, and Dropbox, raising concerns about the stability of Microsoft’s operating system following three updates in a month. Picture: Microsoft
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If there’s one thing that doesn’t go down well with big software updates, it is when they break some of the core functionality and basic applications, and that’s exactly what happened with the latest Windows 11 update from Microsoft.
Scores of Windows users reported that their apps Notepad, Outlook, OneDrive, and Dropbox stopped working after the latest update.
The update, which was released on January 13, has been seen as the cause of all the problems users are experiencing.
Since that first update of the year, there have been updates on January 17 and again on January 24. This latest update, which sounds like a name Elon Musk would come up with, is called: KB5078127.
Three OS Updates in a Month: A Sign of Instability for Microsoft’s Popular Operating System
Three OS updates in a month may not raise any alarms, but it’s not a good look either.
Incredibly, one of the main fixes for apps not working after any of the updates is to uninstall the update. That seems to suggest the latest updates are anything but stable.
These patches are embarrassing for Microsoft as they destroy confidence and trust the public are supposed to have in the most popular OS in the world for desktop and laptop computers with around 70% market share.
Meanwhile, Apple is expected to make some major announcements this week, which include new MacBook Pros and a new Creator Studio subscription package, which will make more creative apps accessible to more users.
There are also rumours that its new low-cost MacBook could be announced soon, which will directly target the budget notebook and Chromebook segments of the market.