Hi, thank you for your reply. Yes, that is another way to address the issue. For now, I suggest waiting for the next Windows update.
Crashes from KB5079473 March 11 2026 update to WIN11
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Donald Sangster
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The latest security update to Win 11 (11th March 2026) KB5079473 has caused my computer to fully crash 3 times. I have unloaded but it tries to reload. The crashes required a complete reboot of the computer with loss of unsaved data.
How do I stop it reloading?
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update
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Donald Sangster 100 Reputation points
2026-03-12T03:36:52.2233333+00:00 I need a moderator to look at this question.
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McKenzie 15 Reputation points2026-03-12T17:59:46.31+00:00 This is also happening to me - the screen completely freezes and I've been having to do a hard restart. I'm probably at 5 crashes as of today.
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Samuil Petkov 15 Reputation points2026-03-12T18:12:04.96+00:00 Yesterday I was able to have 50 tabs open on Firefox, Thunderbird open, Zotero open, Code running and spotify. Today my PC crashed 10 times trying to share a screen on Zoom....
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Ecbert 25 Reputation points2026-03-15T13:33:47.47+00:00 Same is happening to me. It has happened 2 times. I think my suggestion would be to uninstall the update.
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Rod Hills 10 Reputation points2026-03-18T14:36:50.1766667+00:00 The update broke my IPP printing to wifi HP Printer.
Removed security patch and got printer functionality again.
How do I prevent windows update from re-installing the patch?
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Gabriele 5 Reputation points2026-03-18T14:57:51.65+00:00 (KB5079473) (26200.8037) update gives a fatal error!
Hypervisor_ERROR
DO NOT INSTALL THIS UPDATE... avoid it, remove it, if it gives "installation error", leave like that... you have just missed a bullet. if you get the Hyperviros error, go in the cmd as administrator and paste the command "bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off", then restart the pc.
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Matt 5 Reputation points2026-03-22T14:37:22.2466667+00:00 Same issue here. In my case, the system locks up, forcing me to do a hard reset. No issues after restoring from backup and disabling Windows updates. I'm keeping updates disabled until Microsoft gets their act together.
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Aamir Kilwani 0 Reputation points2026-05-13T17:22:45.04+00:00 Roll back Display driver and replace with previous stable version from your designated computer manufacturer official driver website.
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Paul Leigh 0 Reputation points2026-03-28T13:27:37.9533333+00:00 Folks, this update KB5079473 completely crashed my HP Laptop. The update corrupted my hard drive and devices and even hid them so deep that no MS utility tools could be used to repair Windows. Or even re-install Windows for that matter! In short, my laptop was stuck in a loop and would not boot up. Even when using a boot up USB. This cost me several days to resolve! And all crickets from Microsoft! Microsoft should be held legally accountable for releasing an unvetted update that negatively impacted countless users. F this caca and F Microsoft! I'm buying Mac Book next!
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Murimi Njiru 0 Reputation points2026-03-28T12:59:44.4933333+00:00 My laptop has freezed 3 times today and this (KB5079473) is the latest update I have. I thought it might do the same as I type this 😅
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Paul Leigh 0 Reputation points
2026-03-26T04:21:24.0266667+00:00 This update totally crashed my HP laptop. Its now stuck in a loop and absolutely no way to get to a blue screen. I even tried a reboot disk on a USB but so much damage has been done …command prompts won’t even work due to internal HDD being hidden and drivers corrupted! We should file a class action lawsuit against Microsoft for willful negligence!
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Gabriele 5 Reputation points
2026-03-18T14:58:38.64+00:00 (KB5079473) (26200.8037) update gives a fatal error!
Hypervisor_ERROR
DO NOT INSTALL THIS UPDATE... avoid it, remove it, if it gives "installation error", leave like that... you have just missed a bullet. if you get the Hyperviros error, go in the cmd as administrator and paste the command "bcdedit /set hypervisorlaunchtype off", then restart the pc.