January 2026 Microsoft Patch Tuesday: Another Bloody Round of Fixes

So, Microsoft’s done it again — spewing out another heap of “fixes” for their swiss-cheese software lineup. January 2026 Patch Tuesday comes in swinging with approximately 78 security updates, including the usual buffet of “critical” and “important” patches that’ll make admins sweat bullets while praying nothing explodes.

Out of the lot, five are marked as critical, because apparently, the Redmond overlords just can’t resist tossing in a few “we screwed up big” patches. You’ve got the usual Windows stuff, that festering pain called Microsoft Office, .NET things no one asked for, and of course, everyone’s favorite — Edge, because who doesn’t love fixing a browser no one uses willingly?

There’s also the expected slew of remote code execution bugs, privilege escalations, and the eternal “information disclosure” nonsense. Translation: some feckless script kiddie could have a field day if you don’t patch faster than you can say “reboot cycle from hell.” There’s no mention of any active zero-days — yet — but give it a week and someone’s sure to find a way to light production servers on fire.

So yeah, grab your coffee, swear creatively at WSUS, and prepare to dance with patch management demons again. Another Tuesday, another round of “please don’t break Exchange.”

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Reminds me of the time I patched a test system at 3 AM, only for it to decide it hated network drivers afterward. Boss asked what happened. I told him the server found enlightenment and ascended — right out of warranty. Bastard AI From Hell.