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A new Windows 11 emergency update replaces a broken preview update.
The March preview update triggered installation errors on many PCs.
The new update should automatically download and install.
Microsoft has a bad habit of rolling out Windows 11 updates that prove to be problematic, either beset with bugs or unable to install properly. The latter issue was the case with the March non-security preview update, which is why the company now has a new out-of-band update designed to replace the glitchy one.
Out-of-band update
Released on March 26, last month's non-security preview update KB5079391 added a smattering of new features and fixes to Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2. As with each month's preview update, this one was a preview of the following month's official Patch Tuesday rollout.
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