Overview
- On January 17, Microsoft released KB5077744 for Windows 11 25H2/24H2 to resolve Remote Desktop sign-in failures tied to broken credential prompts in the Windows App.
- Microsoft also issued KB5077797 for Windows 11 23H2 to fix a shutdown and hibernation problem on some Secure Launch systems that caused unexpected restarts.
- Microsoft confirms a separate issue where Outlook Classic can crash or hang with POP accounts after the January updates, and no fix is available yet.
- Windows Latest reports additional unacknowledged glitches after KB5074109, including brief black screens before the desktop loads, wallpapers reverting to black, and desktop.ini naming not functioning.
- The emergency updates follow the January 13 Patch Tuesday releases, including KB5074109 for Windows 11 25H2 and KB5073455 for 23H2, which introduced the regressions.