Here are the major Windows bugs resolved in the latest Patch Tuesday updates

Yesterday, Microsoft began rolling out Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 10 ESU devices and Windows 11, which is expected since these updates are rolled out on the second Tuesday of every month. Numerous bugs were resolved in these releases, including some which have been plaguing Windows customers for a few weeks.

Windows 11 (version 24H2 and 25H2)

A couple of weeks ago, people noticed that when they close Task Manager, its process get duplicated instead. These new instances don't consume a lot of PC resources, but it does cause annoyances. Microsoft later confirmed this issue and we published a guide explaining how you can fix it. Now, the Redmond tech firm has rolled out a concrete patch for this bug in KB5068861 (Patch Tuesday), which means that you don't need to apply a complicated workaround anymore.

Windows 10 (ESU)

Although Windows 10 is out of support, it can still receive security updates through the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. Windows 10 customers have been complaining about two bugs in the OS over the past month. The first relates to the Windows 10 ESU enrollment wizard failing for eligible devices. The fix for this is present in the out-of-band (OOB) update released in the form of KB5071959 yesterday. Customers should simply apply the update and restart their device, after which they'll begin to see the latest Patch Tuesday update for Windows 10 ESU.

The other problem impacting users was an incorrect error message being shown on certain Windows 10 devices, noting that "Your version of Windows has reached the end of support", even for LTSC SKUs still in support. Microsoft has patched this through KB5068781, but if you don't install it, you'll have to utilize the Known Issue Rollback (KIR) process described here.

Windows Server 2025

Similar to Windows 10, Windows Server 2025 was also impacted by a couple of bugs. For starters, server-side applications relying on HTTP.sys were experiencing issues with incoming connections. The other issue affecting IT admins was that directory synchronization was failing for Active Directory (AD) groups which had more than 10,000 members. Microsoft patched both of these issues with KB5068861, and as usual, customers who don't install it will still have to rely on KIR workarounds detailed previously.