No programs will run after Windows 11 update

Question

Last night I chose to update my pc on shutdown and this morning no programs will run -- some get the message 'this app can't run on your pc' and others talk about missing or damaged files. For example Adobe Creative Cloud prompted me to try to repair it and then failed saying 'repair is failing due to some error'.

I'm using Windows 11 home, version 23H2.

Updates that installed last night:

2024-08 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 for Windows 11, version 23H2 for x64 (KB5042099)

2024-08 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5041585)

NVIDIA - Display - 32.0.15.5612

Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.417.181.0) - Current Channel (Broad)

Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus - KB2267602 (Version 1.417.172.0) - Current Channel (Broad)

I tried to uninstall the first two listed above and upon restart the start menu would no longer function and I had to spend a while using the System File Checker which said it fixes some corrupt files but all it did was get me back to my starting point this morning with apps not working.

Is there a known issue? I haven't been able to find anything to help.

Thanks

(adding this in case it's needed)

Answer 1

Sorry to say I ended up reinstalling windows as I just wanted it sorted. A massive inconvenience though.

Answer 2

Exact same issue with same updates. Any update to a fix for this? Really don't want to have to reinstall Windows...