Problems With Windows 11 Updates Reported

Many MSPs have been reporting that Windows 11 updates are increasingly causing upgrade failures, BitLocker lockouts and unexpected behaviour, and here we look at what may be going wrong, why it is happening now, and what can realistically be done to prevent it.

The Pattern Many MSPs Are Seeing on the Ground

It has been reported across organisations supported by MSPs that Windows 11 feature updates and security patches are failing in ways that feel inconsistent, hard to predict and difficult to explain. In practical terms, this has included devices that meet Microsoft’s published requirements not receiving updates at all, updates failing part way through installation, and systems rebooting directly into BitLocker recovery screens.