KB5074976

Windows 10 laptop

Microsoft releases emergency patch for Windows 10 to fix Message Queuing problems

The situation for updates for Windows 10 remains quite confusing for many people. Now mainstream support has ended, those who are sticking with the older operating system need are reliant on the Extended Security Updates program to keep their computers safe.

But, breaking with the way things were meant to work out, Microsoft has now released an out-of-band update for Windows 10 to address an issue introduced by an earlier security patch. The KB5074976 update is a little unusual in that it needs to be manually installed. Here is what you need to know.

By Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson -

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