A new Windows 11 update has caused major problems for some users and has frozen PCs, brought blue or green screens, or caused reboot loops where PCs repeatedly try to restart.

The Sept. 26 update, KB5043145, has also caused some users' USB or Bluetooth devices—including keyboards, mice, headphones, microphones, memory sticks, printers, or other accessories—to suddenly stop working with the connected PC.

"After I installed this update it broke something in my system files and I had to do a fresh reinstall of Windows," one user explains in a post about the issue on Tuesday. "I was getting BSOD every 15 mins."

Others have found that the update caused issues with Wi-Fi or software like VirtualBox and Linux features like WSL2. Multiple Windows 11 users with Asus laptops, specifically, have reported issues with this update.

If you've run into any of these issues, Microsoft says its Automatic Repair tool may appear if your PC gets stuck in a reboot loop and can be used to resolve the issue. Bitlocker recovery can also be used in some cases, according to a support page.

Microsoft has also made a tweak via its Known Issue Rollback service, so these issues may be resolved automatically. If your PC still isn't working, however, Microsoft recommends trying a restart to trigger the automatic fix.

https://www.pcmag.com/news/windows-11-update-triggers-reboot-loops-breaks-bluetooth-usb-devices

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Green Screen 😳

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What's the issue with blue screen, anyone know the cause or something? (anyone that doesn't know it's literally like an error... So you can check the cause or see what's most likely an issue by googling the specific problem... Fun facts, one of bsod I had was because of hyperX cloud2(known issue with users) and another was weirder where I reinstalled windows like 3 times and it still persisted and turned out it was an issue with ps4 controller driver (ds4windows), no clue why the driver persisted as I formatted the drive each time aka clean install)

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Some things never change. :)
https://xkcd.com/528/

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