Last week, Microsoft blocked the release of the latest Windows 11 Patch Tuesday update for several Dell PCs after it was reported that the update crashed with Intel’s IPF driver, causing a series of issues including unexpected shutdowns, overheating, and slow performance.
The company said it was working quickly to fix these issues on the limited number of Dell PCs that were affected and has emergency out-of-band update KB5121767 now released which fixes the issue for Windows 11 version 24H2 and Windows 11 25H2.
“This OOB update is a cumulative update, so you do not need to apply any previous updates before installing it. Devices affected by this issue and temporarily prevented from receiving the July 2026 security update can now install this OOB update, which includes all improvements from previous security and non-security updates, along with this additional fix. This OOB update is only recommended for devices affected by this issue. If your device is not affected, no action is required.”
Microsoft has not provided a list of devices affected by the issues, but if your computer was able to install last week’s Patch Tuesday update, it is unlikely that you will be affected. The new emergency patch should be offered to PCs where Microsoft has blocked the previous update.
If your PC has been affected by the problems, Microsoft says that “A limited number of Dell devices may display a yellow exclamation point in Device Manager next to the participating Intel Innovation Platform Framework (Intel IPF) processor driver. In some cases, affected devices may experience changes in performance, power consumption, or system behavior.”
The good news is that most PCs affected by this issue are unlikely to have had problems, as Microsoft immediately blocked the update on affected PCs before this month’s Patch Tuesday became available to them. The only situation where users may have encountered these issues is if they installed the optional non-security June preview update or manually downloaded the July Patch Tuesday update.
Microsoft is getting better at detecting issues before they reach general availability, and today’s emergency out-of-band update is an example of how quickly the company is moving to address problems in the Windows operating system so that users are not affected by downtime or errors.
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