I can report as of 5/12/2026 that I fixed the full system freeze by turning off Secure Boot in my bios. There must be an issue there at which I am not qualified to diagnose...
Windows 10 Frozen Due to Update Issues as of May 9 2026
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Timothy Angelone
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Let me preface this by stating that there seems to be widespread issues with pcs running Windows 10 and 11 as of May 9 2026. I have never had this happen before. Then out of the blue one of my Dell desktops running Windows 10 just inexplicably began freezing up after a few minutes. Based upon information I have gathered this is due to the most recent Windows updates. Unfortunately every attempt I have made to remedy this has failed including trying to RESET WINDOWS 10 and trying to uninstall the most recent update which is said to be the root cause. My PC is running but is frozen. This is very frustrating. What is Microsoft doing to fix this?
Windows for home | Windows 10 | Performance and system failures
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Timothy Angelone 20 Reputation points
2026-05-10T13:22:47.66+00:00 It is now May 10 2026. I tried to uninstall the most recent quality updates via the recovery area and received an error message that states that the most recent quality updates cannot be uninstalled. I then tried to reset my pc and received an error message. This is infuriating! 2 days and still no fix? sorry, but this is unacceptable. I have owned this same Dell desktop for many years and have never run into issue like this prior to the dodgy update. Please do something to address and fix this.
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Daniel See 15 Reputation points2026-05-12T11:34:24.5033333+00:00 I am also seeing a full system wide freeze on my Dell Machine - OptiPlex 3040 running Windows 10 latest public update.
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Doug Mavay 0 Reputation points2026-05-17T06:49:38.1933333+00:00 I had the same problem following Win 11 May 2026 Update. I've used Daniel See's solution, and it works - for me anyway! Thanks Daniel. I have no idea of the consequences of turning off Secure Boot in the BIOS.
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bob dole 0 Reputation points2026-05-18T08:01:29.8766667+00:00 Yea the may 15 update basically bricked my my computer.
It would boot up fine then 3-5 mins it would totally freeze my computer.
I want no Microsoft updates any more. Ill take my chances with with the internet.
If anyone is wondering? I really dont know. After 20 times I restarted it said going back to normal or something like that. God damn know i know why people say avoide win 11.
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LSF 0 Reputation points2026-05-20T15:06:07.7066667+00:00 My husband and I have the same issue on both our computers (Windows 10 with extended support). After a recent update, both our computers freeze shortly after booting. We each were able to access recovery mode only once. I tried to go back to an earlier restore point but once Windows loaded, the screen froze and the changes could not be completed. My husband was able to uninstall the last update and his computer was fine, but Microsoft downloaded the update again before he could stop it and now he is back to a system that freezes. Microsoft needs to provide a fix for this. Both our computers are not usable and we paid for extended support!
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Gremlin 0 Reputation points2026-06-14T20:29:58.9566667+00:00 I've got two separate machines that are also exhibitng this exact behaviour, it'd be great if Microsoft could actually fix the issue.
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Daniel See 15 Reputation points
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Scallywag 80 Reputation points2026-05-27T19:42:58.3133333+00:00 Until Microsoft figures out a fix for this, my solution has been to disable Secure Boot in the BIOS before booting Windows. I had this happen on three computers in the past month.
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LTP 5 Reputation points2026-06-10T01:14:55.2466667+00:00 I had the same Windows 10 Windows locking up issue with the June 9th 2026 patch.
Based on your suggested fix, I did an internet search for details and found this attached instruction (see image I attached) that says after turning off Secure Boot in Safe Mode and logging into Windows, you should disable a certain item in Windows Task Scheduler. Then, log back out of Windows, reboot in Safe Mode, re-enable Secure Boot, save and re-log into Windows. I wouldn't have gotten there, however, without You providing the first steps which I did my search on.
I did these additional steps beyond what you suggested and my machine has been working now for 30 minutes without freezing up.
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Daniel See 15 Reputation points
2026-06-12T16:38:00.7166667+00:00 Please bump LTP's answer as the most accurate. This is the correct solution until Microsoft addresses the secure boot update protocol. I would recommend you to re-enable secure-boot once the task schedule has been disabled.
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JHey 0 Reputation points2026-06-11T11:02:13.8233333+00:00 I had the same issue on my dell that still runs Win10. my other PCs seem fine. starts / runs fine for a couple minutes & then freezes. after much trouble shooting I eventually reinstalled windows & all my apps. was fine again for a couple weeks. then yesterday it did the 19045.7417 (Windows 10 22H2) update & after the reboot, the freezing issue returned. I tried a couple ways to uninstall the update from the reboot menu or in safe mode to avoid the freeze w/ no luck but I was able to do it w/ a normal reboot and quickly going to "View update history" & uninstalling it. thankfully it did a reboot & finished the uninstall outside of windows. then I went & disabled windows updates. it's the next day & it's still running.
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nobuko c 124.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor2026-05-09T22:57:42.2133333+00:00 Hello,
First, please check the official Windows Release Health pages for Windows 10 and Windows 11:
Windows 10 22H2: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-10-22h2
Windows 11 25H2: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/status-windows-11-25h2
As of May 9, 2026, Microsoft has not published any known issues related to system freezes.
The most recent updates were released in April (Windows 10: KB5082200 on April 14, Windows 11: KB5083631 preview on April 30).
Because of this, it is not possible to determine whether a recently released update is responsible for the issue.
If your system freezes before you can uninstall updates or perform a reset, one option is to perform an offline in‑place upgrade using a Windows ISO file.
When this is done offline, the system will revert to the build version contained in the ISO.
For Windows 11, recent testing confirmed that this method restored the system to a build from around March.
Steps:
Download the ISO file from the official Microsoft website.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11Open Control Panel → Network and Sharing Center → Change adapter settings.
Right‑click your network adapter and select Disable to go fully offline.
Open the downloaded ISO file and run setup.exe.
Proceed with the in‑place upgrade while remaining offline.
After the desktop appears, open Settings → Windows Update and temporarily pause updates to prevent newer updates from reinstalling immediately.
This method can repair system files and restore stability without deleting your personal data.
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nobuko c 124.1K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2026-05-11T21:54:05.9366667+00:00 When the in‑place upgrade is performed offline, the system will revert to the build version contained in the ISO image.
For Windows 11, using the current ISO image restores the system to a state with updates from around March 2026 applied.
Windows 10 has not been tested in this scenario, but an offline in‑place upgrade will roll the system back to the older build included in the ISO (the exact build number has not been verified).
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Gabriel 0 Reputation points2026-06-14T21:02:08.56+00:00 Please see answer at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5829701/windows-10-freezes-every-time-5-minutes-after-star That seems to work for me.