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Microsoft Confirms Critical Windows 11 Bug Blocking Drive Access on Specific Laptops
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Updated 9h ago |
Created 2d ago
A critical bug in February's Patch Tuesday update (KB5077181) has prevented users from accessing their C:\ drive and launching applications, with Samsung laptops identified as the most affected devices. While Portugal is among nations reporting significant impact due to high adoption rates of these specific machines, Microsoft confirmed it discovered this issue after installing security updates on March 2nd or later for Windows versions up through version 10 (Builds).
Key Points
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1Microsoft has confirmed a critical bug affecting specific Windows 10/Windows 11 laptops that prevents access to drive C after installing updates.
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2The issue is primarily impacting Samsung laptop users following the February security update (KB5077181).
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3Affected devices experience errors preventing them from launching applications or accessing their system drives.
Developments
[Mar 14, 23:xx]
Microsoft updated official Windows documentation with details about the newly discovered bug affecting drive C access on specific PCs.
March [unknown time] (likely Mar 5)
The February security update KB5077181 was released, which is the trigger for this bug in affected Samsung laptops.