This update improves the reliability of relevant explorer.exe processes so they stop after closing File Explorer windows. General Reliability fixes bring underlying changes to help improve explorer.exe reliability, including at sign-in and when interacting with taskbar menus.
Rolled out on Jan.13 (hmm, an ominous date), the first Patch Tuesday update of the year resolved more than 110 security vulnerabilities, with several of them critical and one already exploited in the wild. The update also fixed a few outstanding issues in Windows itself. Sounds good so far. But the monthly update also introduced a couple of bugs to Windows 11 and 10, as well as Windows Server.
It's vital that you learn how to identify and address these issues early. Doing so will help extend your device's lifespan, boost performance, and, most importantly, save you money. This guide marks the beginning of a new series in which I show you the best ways to troubleshoot common PC problems. For this first entry, I'm going to explain how to overcome slowdowns, what to do when you encounter the Blue Screen of Death, as well as a few other quick fixes.
Legacy Update is a third-party Windows Update client which can update old, unsupported versions of Windows, from Windows 10 and 11 all the way back to Windows 2000. And now, Legacy Update version 1.12 is here, with a significant rewrite of one component to make it smaller and faster. It can fetch and install all the available updates for every 21st century version of Windows. It's also very handy for Windows XP and Windows 7.
