Microsoft says Windows 11 updates could break the Taskbar, Start Menu, Explorer and m

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Microsoft has published a support document that says that Windows 11 updates might cause several system apps to stop working. These issues seem to affect enterprise PCs.

This is what the support page says,

"After provisioning a PC with a Windows 11, version 24H2 or a Windows 11, version 25H2 monthly cumulative update released on or after July 2025 (such as KB5062553 or KB5065789), XAML-dependent modern apps such as Explorer, the Start menu, SystemSettings, Taskbar and Windows Search might experience difficulties"

It mentions some scenarios where Explorer may crash on start, Windows may log on to a black screen. The Taskbar may fail to appear/render/display on the desktop. The Start Menu may fail to open, and display a critical error message. ShellHost.exe could crash. XAML-dependent apps like Consent.exe, which is used for the User Account Control UI, may crash or fail to start. The System Settings page, i.e. Start>Settings>System may fail to open. Apps may crash when initializing XAML views.

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