An interesting start to 2025 for Microsoft, with another setback after the surprising news that Google’s already dominant Chrome was growing more quickly than its own Edge browser as 2024 ended, despite the constant nags and ads across Windows pushing users in the opposite direction.

Microsoft advises users not to install recent security updates using physical media. The company is working on a fix.

Installing the Windows 11 2024 version via a CD or flash drive may cause it to reject any future updates. Microsoft is working on a fix

It’s no surprise Google is desperate to keep Chrome within its stable, pushing back on the DOJ’s campaign to force a sale of the browser. But Chrome is proving itself to be remarkably resilient—just as it is with a new update that’s particularly bad news for Microsoft and its Windows OS.