Microsoft's Patch Tuesday can't break stuff if it won't install
KB5132061 throws 0x800F0993 and 0x800F0989 errors, and Redmond is saying nothing
Microsoft's latest Windows patch, Patch Tuesday, is causing trouble for some users, despite its apparent thoroughness. Known as KB5132061, the update aims to fix over 700 vulnerabilities within Windows alone. However, users are encountering significant installation issues, with numerous complaints surfacing within the first hours of its release.
Some customers faced a specific error code, 0x800F0993, during the download and installation process. Others reported a different error code, 0x800F0989. Despite Microsoft's lack of acknowledgment regarding any known issues, users are left to figure out the problem themselves.
A suggestion on the ElevenForum site posited that the issue could be related to Windows Sandbox, a feature disabling and rebooting afterward seemingly resolved the patch for Forceflow. However, this was not the case for everyone, as some users reported persistent problems regardless of Windows Sandbox status.
Alternative solutions proposed by users include using DISM (Deployment Image Servicing and Management) to inspect the package, or manually downloading the update. The importance of this patch cannot be understated, considering its role in addressing a plethora of critical vulnerabilities. Nevertheless, the difficulties faced by users during installation are far from ideal.
Microsoft's track record in recent months has been fraught with patch-related anomalies. An out-of-band release in September was hastily pushed out after the September 2026 Windows security update caused trouble for Remote Desktop Services. The October Patch Tuesday for Windows Server resulted in Exchange Servers malfunctioning, necessitating a registry edit workaround. There was no out-of-band update in response to the issue, as Microsoft claimed it had been resolved in the November update.
In contrast, the latest Patch Tuesday appears to fail before users even encounter any broken functionality. The Register has reached out to Microsoft for a comment on the matter.
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