It appears that the KB5048685 update is causing a number of issues for users on Windows 11 23H2. Microsoft released a cumulative update on December 10.
Like most Patch Tuesday updates, it was intended to fix over 70 specific security vulnerabilities. But in almost poetic fashion, the patch has introduced some new issues.
Windows 11 KB5048685 may cause Start menu and Wi-Fi to fail
Users who have updated their machine are saying that the Start menu freezes when they try to access it. Similar issues have been reported to affect users who installed KB5048667 for Windows 11 24H2. The Start menu may display a white background even when dark mode is enabled.
Although Microsoft has not yet acknowledged the issue, a support article has been released citrix websiteViewed by windows latestMentions that the Start menu may stop responding on Windows 11 22H2/23H2 if the KB5048685 update is installed. The company, which specializes in virtualization software, has outlined some steps as a solution to the problem. It involves tampering with the Windows registry, so use it at your own risk.
Citrix VDA users can navigate to the following path: HKLMSYSTEMCurrentControlSetservicesCtxUvi.
Value Name: UviProcessExcludes
Type: REG_SZ
Add ‘StartMenuExper’ ending with a semicolon (;). Restart your computer.
is here another solution On Citrix’s community forums. it Thread There are also several reports on the System Center Configuration Manager subreddit about the Start menu being broken after a cumulative update, but an important thing to note here is that the issue also occurs on Windows 11 24H2. A user discovered that a DLL was using an older version of the Microsoft Visual C++ runtime package, and manually installing the latest library fixed the problem. It may also affect PCs that do not have Citrix software.
There is also KB5048685 update due to Wi-Fi will stop working for some users. Similar reports can also be found here Microsoft’s answers community. Some? redditors Says he’s actually had difficulty installing the update on his PC, and even attempting to install the patch manually failed. Interestingly, some of these users have AMD processors. you can run into one error 0x80070002 Message if the update failed to install. If your computer is restart But if the update is not installed, you should run Services.msc to check whether the Windows Update service is running or not.
Some other users said they were able to resolve their issues using the option under Settings > System > Recovery > Fix problems using Windows Update. If things haven’t gotten worse you may want to try it.
It’s unclear how widespread these problems are, but I don’t think it affects most users. I installed the KB5048685 update a few days after it was released, and didn’t experience any of the issues reported by users, YMMV.
On a side note, Windows 11 24H2 is still plagued with a number of issues. There are bugs that cause performance issues in games, one of which is related to the Auto HDR feature. Microsoft is blocking the installation of updates on some PCs. I’m still on Windows 11 23H2, and you can stay on an older version of the operating system by using the InControl app.
How are you? Did you encounter any bugs on your computer?
Thanks for reading..
