Security News > 2021 > February > Windows 10 emergency update fixes WPA3 Wi-Fi blue screen crashes
Microsoft has released an emergency KB5001028 out-of-band update to fix a bug causing Windows 10 to crash when connecting to WPA3 Wi-Fi networks.
According to a new support issue posted to Microsoft's Windows Message Center, the bug was introduced in the recent Windows 10 1909 cumulative updates.
"You might receive stop error 0x7E in nwifi.sys with a blue screen when you attempt to use a Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 connection," Microsoft disclosed today.
In addition to the OOB update, Microsoft also provided the following mitigation steps, which may not be desirable for specific users.
Update your device to Windows 10, version 2004 or Windows 10, version 20H2. Connect to a Wi-Fi network using WPA2.
The KB5001028 out-of-band update is currently available via Windows Update, WSUS, and via the Microsoft Update catalog.
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