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Crashes from KB5079473 March 11 2026 update to WIN11

Donald Sangster 20 Reputation points
2026-03-12T03:35:32.9433333+00:00

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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  1. Lester Bernard Reyes 75,260 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-03-12T04:13:45.07+00:00

    Hi, I'm Bernard, a fellow Windows user. I'm happy to help!

    The KB5079473 is a security update patch for the PC, since your PC is crashing. Can you please check if you have Minidump files on the PC so I can further examine the root cause of the issue?

     

    Press Windows key + E (To open File Explorer)

     

    Click "This PC" > then follow the file path:

     

    C:\Windows\Minidump

     

    Copy the Minidump files and save them to another location, like the Desktop or Documents.

     

    Then please upload it to Cloud storage like OneDrive or any cloud storage you are using, and please share the shareable link here.

    To upload and share the link using OneDrive:

    Go to this link: https://onedrive.live.com/, then upload the file.

    Then, provide the shareable link by following the steps from this link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/share-onedrive-files-and-folders-9fcc2f7d-de0c-4cec-93b0-a82024800c07

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