Pcworld iconPcworldSep 15, 2026 ~1 min source read

Windows 11 and 10 get emergency patches, but AMD GPU issues remain

Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday fixed a record 700+ security vulnerabilities across Windows versions, but it also caused some issues—most notably the breaking of USB audio on Windows 11. Now a week later, the company has released emergency out-of-band updates for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 to address some of those issues.

Windows 11 and 10 get emergency patches, but AMD GPU issues remain

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Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday fixed a record 700+ security vulnerabilities across Windows versions, but it also caused some issues—most notably the breaking of USB audio on Windows 11.

Now a week later, the company has released emergency out-of-band updates for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 to address some of those issues.

Microsoft is automatically rolling out the emergency KB5129195 update to all Windows 11 PCs as a mandatory, cumulative, out-of-band update.

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Microsoft's September Patch Tuesday fixed a record 700+ security vulnerabilities across Windows versions, but it also caused some issues—most notably the breaking of USB audio on Windows 11. Now a week later, the company has released emergency out-of-band updates for both Windows 11 and Windows 10 to address some of those issues. Windows 11's KB5129195 update Update KB5129195 resolves some (but not all) of the issues affecting the Windows 11 audio system, plus further issues relating to Claude Cowork and Remote Desktop Services (RDS).

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  • Some PCs with AMD Radeon GPUs are also facing issues, but this update doesn't address that yet—nor does it address issues with File Explorer and File History that were also introduced on Patch Tuesday.
  • Microsoft is automatically rolling out the emergency KB5129195 update to all Windows 11 PCs as a mandatory, cumulative, out-of-band update.
  • Installation should take about 10 minutes depending on hardware and requires a restart.

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