Outlook, Microsoft and KB5074109 security update
Digest more
XDA Developers on MSN
Windows 11's January update is causing chaos with Outlook, and there's no fix yet
There are workarounds, though.
Windows 11 Patch Tuesday updates for 24H2 and 25H2 reportedly break classic Outlook, causing freezes, hangs, and lost email drafts.
If your Outlook Classic freezes or hangs when you use POP accounts or deal with PST files, you'll need to remove Windows 11 KB5074109.
Microsoft shared a temporary workaround for customers experiencing Outlook freezes after installing this month's Windows security updates.
Windows 11 KB5074109 causes Outlook freezing for POP accounts. Microsoft confirms the issue and investigates a permanent fix.
If Share Contacts is not working, missing, or grayed out in MS Outlook, ask the owner to give you permission, delete Outlook cache, ask the administrator to remove restrictions.
Are your Outlook notifications not working at this time? This problem can be caused by a number of things so if you don’t know where to start looking for an answer, this troubleshooting guide can help. How to fix Outlook notifications not working on Windows?
Microsoft has confirmed that the Windows 11 January 2026 Update is causing at least three major issues, rolling out fixes for two bugs.