By Richard Speed
Publication Date: 2026-03-17 12:27:00
Microsoft has pushed out yet another out-of-band hotpatch, this time to fix Bluetooth issues in Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2.
The hotpatch applies only to hotpatch-enabled devices and arrives the same month Microsoft said that hotpatching would become the default for Windows Autopatch.
This is the second out-of-band hotpatch in a matter of days. On March 13, Microsoft released another to address a security issue in the Windows Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) management tool. The March 16 update fixes a problem that prevented Bluetooth devices from appearing on the Bluetooth & devices pages in Windows Settings, “even if the devices are connected and functioning as expected.”
Microsoft noted: “This issue could also prevent users from adding new devices because available devices did not appear in the list for connection.”
The problem has the potential to frustrate affected users, since Bluetooth has become…
