Microsoft fixes Home windows 11 bug inflicting reboot loops, taskbar freezes

Microsoft has fastened a identified subject inflicting restart loops and taskbar issues on Home windows 11 methods after putting in the June KB5039302 preview replace.

“This subject was resolved in updates launched July 9, 2024 (KB5040442) and later,” the corporate stated in an replace added to the Home windows launch well being web page on Tuesday.

“We advocate you put in the most recent safety replace to your gadget. It incorporates essential enhancements and subject resolutions, together with this one.”

The identified subject solely impacts methods working Home windows 11 23H2 and Home windows 11 22H2, with customers of Home windows Residence version much less prone to expertise it as a result of virtualization is much less frequent in house environments.

This repair comes after Redmond was compelled to pull the replace on June 27 after studies that it was inflicting some Home windows gadgets to restart repeatedly whereas others failed to start out altogether.

Microsoft stated the difficulty impacts gadgets using digital machine instruments and virtualization options, together with CloudPC, DevBox, and Azure Digital Desktop, whereas some customers additionally reported that the bug additionally impacts VMware VMs.

The identical replace additionally causes the taskbar to freeze or cease displaying appropriately on methods working the Home windows N version or with the ‘Media Options’ characteristic turned off.

The corporate resumed the KB5039302 rollout days later, blocking the replace just for Home windows prospects utilizing virtualization software program.

“Availability of this replace by way of Home windows Replace and Home windows Replace for Enterprise was paused for a few days, however is being resumed as we speak for many gadgets,” Redmond stated in a message heart replace.

“This replace providing is now paused just for gadgets affected by the difficulty. In consequence, this replace may not be supplied to Hyper-V digital machines working on hosts that make the most of sure processor varieties.”

Final month, it eliminated a Copilot app that was “incorrectly” added to Home windows 10/11 methods in April due to a buggy Microsoft Edge replace.

One month earlier, in Might, it pushed an emergency repair for Home windows Server 2019 replace errors brought on by the 2024 Patch Tuesday safety updates.