https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/windows-11/microsoft-urges-uninstalling-the-update-kb5074109-after-bug-reports-on-windows-11-heres-how
>Windows 11 update KB5074109 is breaking systems — Microsoft says uninstall it ASAP. Here's how.

I had it paused, chatgpt.com to avoid installing it:
✅ The fix: remove the cached update, then hide it properly
Step 1: Delete the downloaded update files

This forces Windows to “forget” KB5074109 so it becomes hide-able again.

Pause updates (keep them paused for now)

Open Command Prompt (Admin)

Run these commands one by one:

net stop wuauserv
net stop bits