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Microsoft Releases Urgent Update for Windows 11 Issues

1/19/2026

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Microsoft released an emergency update, KB5077797, on January 17, 2026, to fix issues from the January Windows 11 security update.
The update addresses problems with shutting down, restarting, or hibernating, especially on devices using Secure Launch.
It also fixes authentication issues that prevented logging in via Remote Desktop.
Yet lingering problems, such as Outlook Classic freezing, remain unresolved.

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Story summary

Microsoft released an emergency update, KB5077797, on January 17, 2026, to fix issues from the January Windows 11 security update.
The update addresses problems with shutting down, restarting, or hibernating, especially on devices using Secure Launch.
It also fixes authentication issues that prevented logging in via Remote Desktop.
Yet lingering problems, such as Outlook Classic freezing, remain unresolved.