Is it safe to update windows 11 newest patches?

Posted by NarzissenkreuzX@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 23 comments

Not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm out of ideas!

Is it safe to resume update for my windows 11 as I've paused it for 4-5 months now ever since that period when there were people claiming windows update caused issues with their SSD and bricked their PC. And ever since RTX5000 series came out, I kept hearing about black screen after updating drivers.

I'm worried that I might be missing important updates. It feels like I can't trust anything nowadays apart from Browser and Microsoft Store app updates. Should I even update at all or is the best is "If it works, don't touch it"?

My spec:
- i5-12400F
- RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 16GB DDR4 Ram
- 500GB WD Blue SN570 SSD
- 2TB Samsung SSD 980 Pro

I'm currently on:
- Microsoft Windows 11 Pro, Version 10.0.26100
- Game Ready Driver - 591.86 (Tue Jan 27, 2026)

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Glittering_Proof_324@reddit

Thank me later: https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil

You can delay security updates for a few days, so your PC stays stable while others break from buggy releases. Feature updates,often bloated and slow, can be postponed for years. This tool also lets you debloat Windows for better gaming performance.

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joewidd@reddit

Came here to get the same answers and it seems like I'm better off sticking to 23H2.. I know that it's outside of the security updates and all that but goddamn it sounds rough on the latest update

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ecstubblebine@reddit

Did likewise. Paused for as long as I possibly could. Almost every update screws up my laptop.

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PackersBeatWriter@reddit

bricked my computer last night. still don't know how to fix it my system is fuuucked

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fishfishfosh@reddit

Mine too. It reboots if i start Fortnite and after some gaming in Roblox. My kid uses the pc. Guess i need to roll back drivers hmm

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PackersBeatWriter@reddit

Mines worse. But i suspect i have a hardware issue going on as well. I can't even get winodws installation to go through

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fishfishfosh@reddit

my kid rolled back 4 windows updates and it worked. later we need to install a new windows. but i think one ram brick was the faulth also... anyway. it works now

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PackersBeatWriter@reddit

nice! yeah i either had faulty mobo or ram that became the culprit don't know yet as i had a new systsem to upgrade too but windows 11 definitely seemed to kill my pc with its updates.

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makinenxd@reddit

There hasnt been a major update that fucked up something in a while. Even the SSD thing was just a tiny portion of one manufacturer which got blown out of proportion online. And the black screen after updating GPU drivers has only happened when updating through the app few times, and even then a restart + regular install works fine.

Think of it like this, you are missing 4-5 security updates at the moment which leave you exposed to some stuff, now I did not search what the updates fixed but just think about it. You can always just return to a restore point you created before updating or simply uninstall an update in 5-10 minutes depending on how fast it goes.

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PackersBeatWriter@reddit

idk as soon as it downloaded for me last night it bricked my installation partition. can't do anything.

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lolhal@reddit

Same happened to me. I’ve seen the articles blaming Samsung, and that may be true. I built my own and there’s not a single Samsung product on it.

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huldress@reddit

The February update seemed pretty bad, I've never had problems but I've seen quite a few people say it just failed to update for them (myself included). Something was wrong with the commulative update because the security updates still updated fine. Which is all pretty unusual, so I've been waiting to see if others with the same issue have no problem downloading it.

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Daphnethz@reddit

please look my post and look how bad is the update, my notebook is now useless

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Upbeat_Analyst_9023@reddit

Is making a system restore a must before updating?

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Neither_Meat8091@reddit

Mine just updated in its own one night and I've been experiencing some hiccups. Sometimes the X close button wont click unless I set the tab off fullscreen. Sometimes when I click on stuff it doesnt register the first click.

I had auto updates off ffs...

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Additional-Pen5546@reddit

I'm experiencing the same thing, and it did it on its own. Can they do anything good for once?

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FredBob5@reddit

I just updated on day 1 and my computer is in dire straits. Internet is down and can't access settings. I'm troubleshooting it right now. I've had my computer on auto-update for a couple of years and never had a problem. I learned my lesson today.

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quickray2@reddit

always backup anything important - regardless of updates

Send it

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