Well this is interesting and new. “We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion,” Microsoft has suddenly posted after “mistakenly” claiming an awkward Windows update issue had been fixed. It hasn’t been fixed and has now gotten worse.

Per Windows Latest, this follows a Windows 11 24H2 bug triggering “a critical Firewall error.” This “false, harmless error” confused users and caused alarm. Microsoft then “incorrectly claimed the error is patched in Windows 11 KB5062553, [but] in reality, the update introduced error for everyone instead of fixing it.”

Windows Latest has been tracking this error since the beginning, reporting “that the Firewall issue wasn’t fixed. It kept showing up on my devices, and dozens of users told me they’re still running into the same.”

The good news is that “you can safely ignore” these firewall warnings. The error which is flagged as “Windows Firewall With Advanced Security 2042 None” is completely is simply a reporting bug and “poses no harm to your PC.”

As Windows Latest says, “Microsoft has already admitted that the warning is caused by a code bug that crept in with recent updates for Windows 11 24H2. The glitch only affects the event log entry, not the firewall itself.”

The litany of update issues affecting Windows 11 users comes as an awkward time, as Microsoft, its OEM partners and even government security agencies urge Windows 10 users to upgrade to the new OS. This despite the u-turn that has essentially extended Windows 10’s end of life for most users for another 12 months, until October 2026.