Overview

• Recent Windows 11 24H2 updates, including KB5053598, KB5053656, and KB5055523, are causing SECURE_KERNEL_ERROR blue screen crashes.
• Microsoft has implemented a Known Issue Rollback (KIR) to automatically reverse the faulty updates on home and non-managed systems within 24 hours, with a reboot speeding up the process.
• Enterprise environments require IT administrators to manually download and configure the KIR Group Policy package (KB5053656 250412_03103) and restart devices to resolve the issue.
• The KIR serves as a temporary solution, disabling the problematic components of the updates, while a permanent fix is expected in a future Windows release.
• The issue highlights ongoing challenges with Windows update quality assurance, despite the introduction of KIR for non-security patch rollbacks since 2021.