Solved Here we go again - it's Patch Tuesday (Apr 14, 2026)


I would be curious to know if something you installed is allowing the updates to be skipped for that long a period of time
No, just a standard Win 11 Pro install. I haven't installed anything that tweaks it or the Registry.
 

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Funny you should ask. :-)


That's if you use a weirdo BitLocker setup, trying to use PCR7 when the system doesn't allow it. I can't think of any reason a home user would set this up, and a business should be validating configs before using them.

Edit... from the known issues in the KB article:

This issue only affects a limited number of systems in which ALL of the following conditions are true. These conditions are unlikely to be found on personal devices not managed by IT departments.

  1. BitLocker is enabled on the OS drive.
  2. The Group Policy "Configure TPM platform validation profile for native UEFI firmware configurations" is configured, and PCR7 is included in the validation profile (or the equivalent registry key is set manually).
  3. System Information (msinfo32.exe) reports Secure Boot State PCR7 Binding as "Not Possible".
  4. The Windows UEFI CA 2023 certificate is present in the device’s Secure Boot Signature Database (DB), making the device eligible for the 2023‑signed Windows Boot Manager to be made the default.
  5. The device is not already running the 2023-signed Windows Boot Manager.
 

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I just updated to Win 11 Pro 25H2 (OS Build 26200.8457) and I still get the option to defer updates for years:

 

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Nuthin here yet... 🤷‍♂️

Today’s release (August 11, 2026) is a massive security deployment that lands on Windows 11 machines as update KB5121003.
 

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I only got the MRT on both machines, that's it! 🤷‍♂️
 

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Done. 26200.9168. I’ll have a ‘quiet’ month again. :rolleyes:
 

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UEFI, Secure Boot ON, TPM 2.0 ON
done, SFC no errors. will do the wifes system later.

best of luck Steve ..
 

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Well, let me think about that. My system and my data are on separate drives. Make an image of my system drive...4 minutes. Restore that image 7 minutes. MCT and clean restore....takes me days to get everything back the way I like it and I'm on the verge of a nervous breakdown by the time I'm done.
Which one will I choose?

Same here with the split of the system and data. Takes me 18 seconds for the backups (nvme to nvme). Compared to fresh install which would take infinitely longer. But it depends on what you have on your system.
 

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Updated to 9106 and then 9168 without rebooting... thanks, Hotpatch people!
 

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Nice and fast ..............dism no errors ........... 🛠️ :giggle:
 

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