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MS-DEFCON 3: A bumpy start to 2024

Posted on January 30, 2024 at 02:45 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

ISSUE 21.05.1 • 2024-01-30

By Susan Bradley

The partition-sizing problem that emerged earlier this month is not yet fixed.

Fortunately, our deep examination of this bug has revealed nothing of a dangerous nature. Therefore, I am lowering the MS-DEFCON level to 3. It’s now time to carefully install the January updates.

We continue to monitor the problem, described in KB5034441 for Windows 10 22H2 and in KB5034440 for Windows 11. Some, but not all, Windows 10 PCs are affected. I have urged you to check your partitions for issues with installing this update. We have written extensively about the problems, and the forums have been very active (see the From the Forums article in yesterday’s newsletter).

Anyone can read the full MS-DEFCON Alert (21.05.1, 2024-01-30).

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