March 11, 2025—KB5053602 (OS Builds 22621.5039 and 22631.5039)
Applies To
Windows 11 Enterprise and Education, version 22H2 Windows 11 version 23H2, all editionsRelease Date:
3/11/2025
Version:
OS Builds 22621.5039 and 22631.5039
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Improvements
Important: Use EKB KB5027397 to update to Windows 11, version 23H2.
This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
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This build includes all the improvements in Windows 11, version 22H2.
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No additional issues are documented for this release.
This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5052094 (released February 25, 2025). The following summary outlines key issues addressed by the KB after you install it. Also, included are available new features. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change.
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This update makes miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.
If you are using Windows Update or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), the latest SSU installs with this update.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, see the Security Update Guide and the March 2025 Security Update.
Windows 11 servicing stack update (KB5052107) - 22621.4963 and 22631.4963
This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates. To learn more about SSUs, see Simplifying on-premises deployment of servicing stack updates.
Known issues in this update
Applies to: All users
Symptoms
Devices that have certain Citrix components installed might be unable to complete installation of the January 2025 Windows security update. This issue was observed on devices with Citrix Session Recording Agent (SRA) version 2411. The 2411 version of this application was released in December 2024. Affected devices might initially download and apply the January 2025 Windows security update correctly, such as via the Windows Update page in Settings. However, when restarting the device to complete the update installation, an error message with text similar to “Something didn’t go as planned. No need to worry – undoing changes” appears. The device will then revert to the Windows updates previously present on the device. This issue likely affects a limited number of organizations as version 2411 of the SRA application is a new version. Home users are not expected to be affected by this issue.
Workaround
Citrix has documented this issue, including a workaround, which can be performed prior to installing the January 2025 Windows security update. For details, see Citrix’s documentation.
Microsoft is working with Citrix to address this issue and will update this documentation once a resolution is available.
How to get this update
Before you install this update
Microsoft combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest cumulative update (LCU). For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.
Install this update
To install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.
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This update downloads and installs automatically from Windows Update for Business in accordance with configured policies. |
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To get the standalone package for this update, go to Microsoft Update Catalog. |
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This update automatically syncs with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) if you configure Products and Classifications as follows: Product: Windows 11 Classification: Security Updates |
If you want to remove the LCU
To remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM/Remove-Package command line option with the LCU package name as the argument. You can find the package name by using this command: DISM /online /get-packages.
Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the /uninstall switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.
File information
For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5053602.
For a list of the files that are provided in the servicing stack update, download the file information for the SSU (KB5052107) - versions 22621.4963 and 22631.4963.
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