Windows 11 May 2026 update fails on some PCs, but Microsoft has already shipped a workaround, and it's working on a permanent fix.

Microsoft has fixed the Windows 11 KB5089549 install error 0x800f0922 through KB5089573 for 24H2 and 25H2 PCs.

Microsoft confirmed that KB5089549 can fail with error 0x800f0922 on Windows 11 devices with low EFI partition space, and shared workarounds are available.

Microsoft’s May security update KB5089549 is failing to install on some Windows 11 machines. Microsoft has now acknowledged on this support page that the installation of this important update fails on ...

In addition to the not-so-helpful error message and its cryptic code (you can also find it in the Windows Event Viewer), the update hangs and stops responding at 96% ...

Windows update fail. Microsoft has finally fixed the issue “where some devices might enter BitLocker Recover y after updating boot files.” That left frustrated PC owners hunting for recovery keys ...

Microsoft has been trying to optimize Windows as of late, offering performance improvements and introducing suggested feature additions, but things aren't still a work in progress. Case in point, ...