Windows 11 is becoming a crash-happy nightmare as two new bugs are frustrating users.

Many Windows 11 users are unable to open apps on their PCs and are running into error code 0x803f8001.

Microsoft confirms a server-side bug broke Store-based app activation, affecting apps like Notepad with 0x803F8001 error.

Windows 11 users report Notepad, Snipping Tool, and other apps failing to open, showing Microsoft Store error 0x803F8001 on affected systems.

Based on a response from an independent advisor named Harold Milan to a forum post from an affected user, this error typically pops up when the Microsoft Store can't validate a license. This could be ...

Windows 11 users report system freezes, app crashes, and driver issues after installing Microsoft update KB5074109.

Microsoft has resolved a known issue preventing the August 2025 Windows 11 24H2 cumulative update from being delivered via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Introduced almost twenty years ago, ...

The fix is for a bug that prevents some systems from shutting down, while another bug that prevents hibernation has no ...

Yet another bug in Windows 11 has left users unable to open apps like Notepad and Snipping Tool, as they are greeted with error code 0x803F8001.

Microsoft’s first major Windows 11 update of 2026 released on January 13 introduced a concerning bug that caused some PCs to ...