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Microsoft Confirms Windows 11 Bug That Locks Users Out of the C: Drive (windowsreport.com)
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KB5077181 was released about a month ago as part of the February Patch Tuesday rollout. When the update first arrived, users reported a wide range of problems, including boot loops, login errors, and installation issues.

Microsoft has now acknowledged another problem linked to the same update. Some affected users see the message “C:\ is not accessible – Access denied” when trying to open the system drive.

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[-] wabafee@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

Clearly the fix is boot in Linux

[-] FatVegan@leminal.space 4 points 2 days ago

Microsoft is pretty bad at a lot if things, but you have to hand it to them... They are great at making Linux commercials

[-] golden_king@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

the fix is not installing that update.

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