After pressing pause on the latest Windows update to prevent a myriad of issues, it looks like Microsoft has finally gotten to the bottom of it. Boot loop problems are now a thing of the past as the patch continues to roll out. You might want to hold off, though, as it brings with it a few oddities you could do without.
As of the most recent release, the KB5039302 patch should no longer send your PC into Groundhog Day-like hell. This particular peculiarity was more likely to crop up on devices running virtualisation software like Azure Virtual Desktop or VMware. Now, Windows 11 simply ensures you’re not using anything of the sort before installing the update.
In a story as old as operating systems, it’s out with one bug and in with another, albeit the lesser of two evils. Some users who’ve downloaded the latest update report they can no longer see the taskbar. According to Microsoft, it seemingly only affects Windows 11 23H2 and 22H2 users who have turned off Media features or Windows N editions. Looking at the bigger picture, this means it shouldn’t affect too many people.
That said, bug after bug does nothing to improve the brand’s wonky Windows reputation. It’s all the more concerning considering the company is getting bolder with compulsory updates, too. It was optional this time around, but let’s just hope there’s a little more quality assurance on the mandatory releases.
Credit where it’s due; Microsoft has handled this in a timely manner within a single week. It first discovered this issue on June 25, paused everything by June 27, and published this fix the very next day. Eggheads are now hard at work with a solution for Houdini taskbars in the pipeline. We don’t yet know when we’ll see it, but it’ll hopefully be just around the corner.
