Microsoft rolls out emergency fix for Windows Update issue

Microsoft has begun rolling out update KB5072753, a new emergency out-of-band patch for Windows 11 that fixes a bug that was introduced in November’s KB5068966 update. The bug in question caused Windows Update to try to install the same update over and over again, even though it was already installed.

Microsoft describes the problem as follows: “After you install the November 2025 Hotpatch update (KB5068966) on Windows 11, version 25H2, Windows Update might download and install the update again. This doesn’t affect functionality. Only the update history will show the latest installation time.”

According to BleepingComputer, update KB5068966 is fully replaced by the newer out-of-band update KB5072753, so if you install the latter, you don’t need to install the former as well. Windows 11 users don’t need to take any action themselves, as Microsoft will automatically roll out KB5072753 to all Windows 11 25H2 machines via Windows Update.

Microsoft has recently issued several emergency fixes for its operating systems, but there are still many bugs remaining to be fixed.