By Zak Doffman
Publication Date: 2026-01-18 06:53:00
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Microsoft has rushed out multiple emergency fixes after January’s Patch Tuesday security fixes caused multiple problems. Shut down and sign-in failures have plagued users. These are now fixed. But there’s more bad news for millions of users.
As reported by Windows Latest, Microsoft has now “released fixes for at least two bugs.” Specifically, the shut-down failure on older PCs running Windows 11 23H2 and a “much more widespread” remote desktop login failure affecting 24H2 and 25H2.
Windows Latest confirms the complex situation for users this weekend. “Microsoft has officially admitted to at least three problems so far. A bug where Remote Desktop Connections fail (fixed today). A bug where Windows 11 23H2 would not shut down (fixed today). A bug that crashes Outlook Classic (not fixed).”
The most significant issue has been those remote login…