More recently, the Windows 11 September update broke USB audio and broke the File History feature, but it’s been a monthly pattern. August broke printers and PDF files, July broke certain Dell PCs, June broke BitLocker startup and recovery, all the way through January.
Of the nine months that have passed this year, Windows Latest found that eight of them involved at least one major issue or regression.
Windows 10 hasn’t been perfect this year. For example, a June update caused a BitLocker user lockout issue, echoing a similar issue that arose in November 2025. But overall, it has been noticeably more stable, with fewer crashes and system crashes.
A big reason for Windows 10’s greater stability is that it is no longer receiving new features. Since support ended in October 2025, Microsoft has only been releasing security updates for Windows 10 and only to users who signed up for the Extended Security Updates (ESU) program. With fewer radical changes, it is less likely to break.
So anyone who is happy with Windows 10’s feature set, has no interest in Copilot AI, and prioritizes stability over new features and fancy experiments will clearly be better off with Windows 10.
Meanwhile, if you’re on Windows 11 and experiencing system instability or other unexpected issues after installing an update, it’s generally best to roll back the update and wait for future fixes. Windows 11 also has a feature called Known Issues Rollback (KIR) that can roll back buggy non-security features without uninstalling the entire update.
