After install failures - theregister.com, Microsoft yanks Windows 11 preview update
Corroborated by 3 sources from 3 publishers
TL;DR
Microsoft has pulled its latest non-security preview update for Windows 11 users that it released to the public just a few days ago. The update, dubbed KB5079391, was released as an optional update t… [+2238 chars] Microsoft has pulled a buggy Windows 11 non-security preview update to investigate a known issue that triggers 0x80073712 errors during installation. KB5079391, the problematic optional cumulative u… [+2260 chars] KB5079391 pulled after some devices hit errors, adding to recent quality woes Microsoft has halted the rollout of a Windows update after some users encountered installation errors.
Sources
1
Windows Central
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/windows-11-kb5079391-update-pulled-as-microsoft-scrambles-to-address-installation-issues
2
BleepingComputer
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-pulls-windows-kb5079391-update-over-0x80073712-install-errors
3
Theregister.com
https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/30/microsoft_faulty_windows_update