Windows 11 hit by bevy of bugs to kick off 2026 - here's the roundup

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ZDNET's key takeaways

• The new year has brought new bugs to Windows.
• Many of the latest bugs were caused by the January update.
• Some bugs have been fixed, but others remain unresolved.

A new year, a new round of bugs to frustrate Windows users. The major culprit so far? Microsoft's own January Patch Tuesday update.

Released on Jan. 13, the first major Windows update of the year had a clear mission -- to resolve the 114 security vulnerabilities putting Windows users at risk. Several of these were rated critical, while one had already been exploited in the wild. Plus, the January update fixed a few outstanding issues in Windows itself.

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Okay, that's the good news. Now for the bad. This new update has also triggered ...