Microsoft has shared a workaround for customers affected by a identified problem that blocks Home windows safety updates from deploying on some Home windows 11 24H2 techniques.
As the corporate defined when it acknowledged the bug in December, it solely happens when putting in Home windows 11 from CDs and USB flash drives that additionally set up the October 2024 or November 2024 cumulative updates.
“When utilizing media to put in Home windows 11, model 24H2, the machine would possibly stay in a state the place it can’t settle for additional Home windows safety updates,” Microsoft says.
“This happens solely when the media is created to incorporate the October 2024, or November 2024, safety updates as a part of the set up (these updates had been launched between October 8, 2024 and November 12, 2024).”
Nevertheless, these deployment issues don’t affect safety updates delivered through Home windows Replace and the Microsoft Replace Catalog or if the set up media comes with safety updates launched in December 2024 or later.
Workaround out there, no repair coming
Whereas Redmond mentioned it was engaged on a repair, it up to date the Home windows launch well being dashboard on Thursday to tag the identified problem as resolved and advise affected customers to reinstall Home windows 11, model 24H2, on their techniques utilizing media that features safety updates launched since December 2024 to keep away from experiencing these issues.
“To forestall this problem, don’t set up Home windows 11, model 24H2 utilizing media that installs the October 2024 or November 2024 safety updates,” the corporate states.
“If a tool turns into unable to obtain additional updates on account of this problem, it may be remediated by re-installing Home windows 11, variations 24H2, utilizing media which as a substitute consists of the December 2024 month-to-month safety replace (launched December 10, 2024), or later.”
On Thursday, Microsoft additionally introduced that the January 2025 Home windows 11 non-compulsory updates repair one other problem (acknowledged in November) that prevented non-admin customers from altering their time zone in Date & Time Settings.
Till the repair rolls out to all customers with the February Patch Tuesday cumulative updates, impacted customers who do not need to set up non-compulsory updates can use the Home windows Management Panel as a workaround to vary the date and time.