By Zak Doffman
Publication Date: 2026-01-22 09:52:00
Windows update is now causing “havoc.”
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Microsoft’s “nightmare” January update continues to plague millions of Windows users. Despite multiple emergency updates, there’s no signs of stability yet. Worse, the issues affect Outlook and cloud platform users as well. And the workaround is drastic.
Now, per Windows Latest, “Microsoft says uninstall Windows 11 KB5074109 to fix Outlook POP, PST hang, as 2026’s first update causes havoc.”
Microsoft has admitted that “Classic Outlook profiles with POP accounts and PSTs hang after Windows updates on January 13, 2026.” This it attributes to cloud storage. “The Windows Team will be documenting fix guidance,” the company says. “We will update this topic with a link to the Windows guidance as soon as it is available.”
As Windows Latest notes, “it’s very rare for Microsoft to admit that it messed up, but the…
