Typically, Microsoft’s bi-monthly security updates are intended to keep the operating system protected from ongoing digital threats. However, over the past couple of months, all the security updates have done is wreak havoc for users as they trigger crashes, bugs, and high CPU usage after install.
To its credit, Microsoft is being transparent about the string of bugs and issues that have cropped up over the past few months as a result of its security updates, and continues to issue patches via subsequent update releases.
The latest set of Windows 11 Security updates have triggered issues with the Photos app (version 2024.11050.29009.0 and newer) that results in an unresponsive startup. Users are reporting that the Windows Photo app attempts to load but ultimately crashes after some time.
Microsoft has made note of the latest Windows Photo bug in its Release Health support page this month, clarifying that when BlockNonAdminUserInstall otherwise known as Prevent non-admin user from installing packaged Windows apps policy is enabled, the app might “fail to start.”
Another reported issue Microsoft has had to cope with is the high CPU usage when utilizing the Connected Camera feature. The new Cross Device Experience host technology that bridges PCs and smartphones seems to be running amuck when both Use as connected camera and Get new photo notifications are enabled in the settings.
Windows Admins can find a thread about Windows development attempting to address the bug, in the Feedback app on Windows.
While Microsoft may have identified Photos app issue and CDEH bugs and plans to have fixes in the coming days, a longer persistent for admins is the upgrade from Windows Pro to Enterprise failure.
Over the past three months, Windows 11 Pro users have reported being unable to upgrade to the Enterprise version of Windows 11, with the update process stalling and eventually failing with an Access Denied Error prompt accompanied.
The dreaded error code 0x80070005 surfaces after admins attempt to upgrade users to Windows Enterprise as the Task Scheduler seems to run into an unidentified issue. Microsoft has identified the upgrade process as a problem over three different Security updates that span the months of April, May, and now June, but don’t appear to be any closer to nailing down a solution.
Symptom: After installing this update or later updates, you might face issues while upgrading from Windows Pro to a valid Windows Enterprise subscription.
Resulting from this operation, you might observe the following symptoms: – OS upgrade operations may fail, and this might be shown in the LicenseAcquisition scheduled task in Task Scheduler -> Task Scheduler Library -> Microsoft -> Windows -> Subscription as ‘Access denied error (error code 0x80070005)’ under ‘Last Run Result’.
Workaround: We are working on a resolution that will be released on a Windows update in the coming weeks.
While a nightmare for Admins looking to address these niche issues, it appears that the bugs aren’t as widespread as they could be, and Microsoft should have an answer for each in the coming days. Hopefully.
