Windows 11’s latest patch is both the problem and the fix

Microsoft has admitted to issues with the taskbar and the desktop. That’s the bad news. But there is also some good news, ...
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Microsoft says Windows 11’s explorer.exe has been unstable across taskbar, sign-in, and Task View, rolls out fix

Microsoft says a known Windows 11 issue causes the taskbar to freeze immediately after you sign in and is rolling out a fix.
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Windows 11 KB5089549 Fixes Taskbar Freeze and Explorer Bugs After Sign-In

Microsoft’s KB5089549 update fixes Windows 11 taskbar freezes, desktop right-click issues, and Explorer reliability bugs.
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explorer.exe problem every time i update to sp2

If possible download the W2KSP2.EXE network installation from Microsoft's site and try installing from it.<P>If this is what you are installing from, redownload it.