Unsafe update KB5077181 for Windows 11

MACKTEXAS

MACKTEXAS

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There's no need to take my word for it - - if you Google the above update, you will find that many users are reporting serious issues and endless loops when trying to restart their computers after installing the update. So I just wanted to bring it to your attention. I have my updates on pause at this time.
 

You don't have to use Windows. Their are plenty of viable options that are safer and work better.

Remember, it wasn't too long ago all of us had to learn to use Android which most people were able to do successfully.

Android is completely different from Windows. Many Linux distros are quite similar to Windows ;)

Just sayin'...
 
Windows 11 is such a hot mess, it seems that the developers are more interested in creating an operating system that collects user data, and much less interested in user experience. Years ago I thought Microsoft would follow Apple's wise lead, and migrate to a Unix-like base, and build a user friendly Userland on top of it. Nope.
 

Thanks for the warning, @MACKTEXAS! I uninstalled it and turned off updates for a week.

Here's how to uninstall the update...
  • Uninstall the Update Pre-emptively: Many experts recommend removing the update before it has a chance to fail during boot.
    1. Go to Settings > Windows Update > Update history > Uninstall updates.
    2. Find KB5077181 and click Uninstall. (Go to the bottom and click 'uninstall'. Then select the update.)
    3. Pause Updates: Immediately after uninstalling, go back to the Windows Update screen and select Pause for 1 week to prevent it from reinstalling itself.
 
FYI: Thanks for any input good, bad, or indifferent. No, I won't be changing from Windows 11 to another system just because I had an issue with it today. Most of the time Windows meets my expectations and I'm satisfied with it. I was only addressing a potential problem with ONE update; nothing more. Systems other than Windows sometimes have unique issues of their own and I've heard how that has gone for some of their users.

jlhog said:
It was installed on my computer without any issues so far.
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MrPants said:
Same here - Feb 2/26; no isssues.
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Thanks for letting me know. It's not an urgent update, so It won't hurt if I just leave my updates paused for now and recheck what news I find next week when I do Friday updates.

RambleTamble said:
Thanks for the warning, @MACKTEXAS! I uninstalled it and turned off updates for a week.
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As we've since learned, two above members had no issues. I'm sorry if I caused you an unnecessary exercise.
 
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Murrmurr said:
Not only did I pass on the Windows 11 update, I don't Google anything. I haven't used Google's search engine for at least 5 years. The only Google product I still have is YouTube, and I'll migrate when something as good/better comes along.
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Which browser do you use? Do you run windows or another OS?
 
MACKTEXAS said:
There's no need to take my word for it - - if you Google the above update, you will find that many users are reporting serious issues and endless loops when trying to restart their computers after installing the update. So I just wanted to bring it to your attention. I have my updates on pause at this time.
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Thanks MACKTEXAS, I read about this maybe a week ago and promptly forgot about it. I have my system set to check for updates manually, not automatically so I just went and checked and sure enough it tried to download KB5077181. I used services to stop the download so it didn't install. I missed that bullet! Thank You! It's simply irresponsible of Microsoft to keep updates like this in the install queue, at the first sign of trouble it should be pulled and repaired.
 
Murrmurr said:
Not only did I pass on the Windows 11 update, I don't Google anything. I haven't used Google's search engine for at least 5 years. The only Google product I still have is YouTube, and I'll migrate when something as good/better comes along.
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Perhaps this may help; I found one site that might be okay, some of the others were a bit topic specific and others weren't as polished as YouTube. YMMV
14 Best YouTube Alternatives To Watch Videos In 2026 - RankRed
 
Nathan said:
Windows 11 is such a hot mess, it seems that the developers are more interested in creating an operating system that collects user data, and much less interested in user experience. Years ago I thought Microsoft would follow Apple's wise lead, and migrate to a Unix-like base, and build a user friendly Userland on top of it. Nope.
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If I remember right, you’re a Linux user. I just took the plunge myself—yesterday I put Linux Mint on a bootable USB, and this morning I started setting it up on an old Toshiba Tecra. After decades on Windows, it really does feel like learning a new language. It took nearly an hour (with some help from Copilot) just to get Etcher to make the USB bootable. It didn’t like the way the drive was formatted, and then Windows refused to reformat it. Eventually I got everything sorted and Mint installed.
Then my Logitech MX mouse wouldn’t connect, which turned out to be partly my fault, but still took a bit of wrestling. All of this is brand‑new territory for me.
Is there a central place to find drivers, or will Linux automatically detect what it needs? For example, I’d like to get it printing to my HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e.
Any tips, advice, or tricks you’ve picked up would be greatly appreciated.
 
My laptop can't run windows 11, I am toying with the idea of running some flavor of Ubuntu on it. Most the software I run is web based so I don't think the OS would effect being able to run it.

I use Brave, Firefox and Google currently.
 
Rich said:
If I remember right, you’re a Linux user. I just took the plunge myself—yesterday I put Linux Mint on a bootable USB, and this morning I started setting it up on an old Toshiba Tecra. After decades on Windows, it really does feel like learning a new language. It took nearly an hour (with some help from Copilot) just to get Etcher to make the USB bootable. It didn’t like the way the drive was formatted, and then Windows refused to reformat it. Eventually I got everything sorted and Mint installed.
Then my Logitech MX mouse wouldn’t connect, which turned out to be partly my fault, but still took a bit of wrestling. All of this is brand‑new territory for me.
Is there a central place to find drivers, or will Linux automatically detect what it needs? For example, I’d like to get it printing to my HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e.
Any tips, advice, or tricks you’ve picked up would be greatly appreciated.
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HP has always been friendly to the Linux community, Here's what I'm seeing:

Install Drivers: Ensure hplip and hplip-gui are installed via the Software Manager, which is usually pre-installed on Linux Mint. Google link
 

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