By Mayank Parmar
Publication Date: 2026-02-15 01:57:00
Windows 11 KB5077181 is actually a pretty decent update after a long time. In our tests across hundreds of machines, Windows Latest did not observe any major issues. In fact, KB5077181 could make some PCs faster if explorer.exe was hanging on your system, and it also fixes the black screen issue on Nvidia GPUs.
KB5077181 is a mandatory release, so it will install whether you like it or not, and we also recommend installing it for multiple good reasons.
First, it fixes up to 58 critical flaws in Windows 11, including a bug where Windows Notepad could be exploited for a remote code execution vulnerability. Second, there are new features to test, including a handy Apple Handoff-like Resume feature to continue phone tasks on your PC.
Gaming issues should now be fixed, at least for some of you
Windows 11’s January 2026 updates were a rough ride for some of us, as they caused multiple major issues, including a bug that triggered a black screen.
Windows Latest also learned that the update led to frame rate drops and artifacts in certain games, but the good news is that most of the gaming issues are now patched.
I installed the February 2026 Update (KB5077181), which bumped my PC to Build 26200.7705, and I can confirm I no longer run into artifacts when playing titles like Forza Horizon 5.
Forza Horizon 5 was one of the games previously affected by graphical glitches after the January 2026 Update, but Windows Latest can now confirm that Microsoft has…
