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Microsoft fixes Windows Autopatch bug installing restricted drivers

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

Microsoft has fixed a Windows Autopatch bug that caused driver updates restricted by administrative policies to be deployed on some Autopatch-managed Windows devices in the European Union. [...]

Analysis

Microsoft has fixed a Windows Autopatch bug that caused driver updates restricted by administrative policies to be deployed on some Autopatch-managed Windows devices in the European Union. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on May 13, 2026.

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