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Microsoft fixes Windows 11 bug causing flickers in safe mode
2022-05-02 13:00

Microsoft has addressed a newly acknowledged known issue that caused flickering screen problems and made some Windows apps seem unstable in Safe Mode without Networking.

"Devices experiencing this issue can log a System error on the Windows Event Log, with Source 'Winlogon' and the following description: 'The shell stopped unexpectedly and explorer.exe was restarted'," Microsoft explained.

Microsoft addressed the issue using Known Issue Rollback, a Windows capability that allows reverting problematic non-security fixes delivered via Windows Update.

Windows admins can resolve this Windows 11 Safe Mode issue for affected enterprise-managed devices by installing and configuring the following KIR Group Policy.

The step-by-step procedure you have to go through to configure the policies is available in the Windows Health dashboard.

Last month, Microsoft also resolved an issue causing WebView2-based Windows apps to render Internet content outside their windows after installing the March 2022 optional preview cumulative updates.


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VENDOR LAST 12M #/PRODUCTS LOW MEDIUM HIGH CRITICAL TOTAL VULNS
Microsoft 365 49 1366 2821 162 4398
Safe 1 0 4 4 0 8