Reply 180 of 181, by BitWrangler
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Joseph_Joestar wrote on Today, 10:49:Yeah, the latest issue is pretty bad: Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update (KB5074109). Here's a direct quote from our beacon of (in)competence:
wrote:Microsoft has received a limited number of reports of an issue in which devices are failing to boot with stop code “UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME”, after installing the January 2026 Windows security update (the Originating KBs listed above), released January 13, 2026, and later updates. Affected devices show a black screen with the message “Your device ran into a problem and needs a restart. You can restart.” At this stage, the device cannot complete startup and requires manual recovery steps.
Maybe they had Copilot do a quick QA check on their vibe coding, and were satisfied when it said that everything looks fine.
That site wouldn't load for a while, I guess it's getting "slashdotted" this morning. Some of the symptoms listed, outlook freezing, 3rd party apps slow, S3 sleep not working, shutdown problems... ummm yeah, we knew we were running windows 🤣
Unicorn herding operations are proceeding, but all the totes of hens teeth and barrels of rocking horse poop give them plenty of hiding spots.
