An emergency, out-of-band Windows 11 update for Dell users has been confirmed by Microsoft to fix issues caused by the July Patch Tuesday security rollout.

On July 23rd, several Microsoft services (Azure, Windows Update, and Microsoft 365 apps like Teams and SharePoint) experienced widespread outages, which blocked the installation of Windows 11 updates.

Windows 11's August 2026 update brings Voice Isolation, readable File Explorer sizes, external fingerprint sign-in, and reliability fixes.

After blocking the most recent Patch Tuesday updates on Dell PCs, Microsoft has now released an emergency fix that addresses some big issues.

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Microsoft has released an emergency Windows 11 update for affected Dell PCs after the July Patch Tuesday update caused performance issues and unexpected shutdowns.