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nerdyplayer
Jan 18, 2026Copper Contributor
windows 10's update turned dell laptop in brick
Last security update on Jan 13th broke my laptop. Every program keeps freezing and doesn't do anything. Even when I open task manager it may run for a minute but soon it will freeze, and can't even ...
Erik_Moreau
Jan 27, 2026MVP
Hi NerdyPlayer, did you check out the Out of band update that was released? January 24, 2026—KB5078129 (OS Builds 19045.6812 and 19044.6812) Out-of-band - Microsoft Support
nerdyplayer
Jan 27, 2026Copper Contributor
How do i download the update? it says to go through window's update, but the issue i am having is i cannot update with the computer freezing. it installed the old update again while i was away and it reverted back to the freezing my computer.