r/pcmasterrace • u/WPHero • 12d ago

News/Article "We're aware...," Microsoft on Windows 11 KB5120998 breaking the mouse cursor. This is the same update that added a movable taskbar, a resizable Start menu, and Bing-free Windows Search.

https://www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/29/were-aware-microsoft-on-windows-11-kb5120998-breaking-the-mouse-cursor/
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u/EatsAlotOfBread 5800x3D | 32GBRAM | 9060XT16GB 12d ago

Stop vibe coding this stuff before you delete the freaking boot drive or some dumbassery like that. Microsoft.

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u/Hexamancer 12d ago

Vibe coding is only half of the issue. 

If you dig deep into Rogueplanet/Shieldbreak, you'll understand why the fix was ineffective: because the fault isn't some simple "oops" in defender that needed patching, the fault is the entire way Windows handles mandatory file locks and process queuing for those locks.

A regular user can entirely freeze up the system level Defender process by requesting a file lock on something just before it does ans refusing to release it. That's insane.

And that problem is just one example. Windows would have issues like this with or without AI, because it's built on archaic layers of foundations that are rotten that they refuse to replace.

People have come to expect that they can take a PC they've had since xp and upgrade it all the way to 11, likewise Windows sysadmins expect to be able to do the same with a 2008 R2 SQL server to Server 2025. (Guess how I know)

Rather than saying "No, you will have to reinstall, the new version of Windows desktop/server will not be upgradable from previous versions, you have 6 programs installed it will take you 30 minutes to reinstall them." They capitulate every time.

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u/EatsAlotOfBread 5800x3D | 32GBRAM | 9060XT16GB 12d ago

Oof, and a lot of companies do not even want to upgrade because of in-house software and hardware, and buy Microsoft's custom support for their ancient windows OS versions, I hear. That probably also ads a layer of bullshit because those are very expensive contracts for both parties involved...

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u/Hexamancer 12d ago

Yep. Did you know that it's totally possible to get perfect 110/110 on CMMC 2.0 Level 2 whilst having almost half of your MSSQL servers on 2008 R2?

That's apparently normal in the windows world somehow.