Microsoft released KB5086672 to fix installation error 0x80073712 caused by the optional March update KB5079391.

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Microsoft pulls a faulty Windows 11 update after installation errors leave users unable to install it, prompting a paused ...

Microsoft released another Windows 11 emergency update yesterday to address an issue preventing users from installing the ...

Microsoft released an emergency update to fix the March 2026 KB5079391 non-security preview update, which was pulled over the ...

According to the official KB5079391 change log, the rollout was paused because users are seeing an "error 0x80073712" message ...

Microsoft has released an emergency Windows 11 update to fix the broken March preview rollout that triggered widespread ...

Couldn't install the latest Windows 11 update? You should be good to go now as Microsoft has rushed out a fix.

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