Microsoft has released KB5085516 OOB update to fix the woes caused by Windows 11 KB5079473.
This month, Microsoft has already released two emergency OOB or out-of-band updates to resolve a couple of major issues. The first one under KB5084597 was a security patch for a critical network vulnerability while the second one, KB5084897, was to fix broken Bluetooth connectivity. Those were on Windows 11 2024 LTSC.
Following those, today, Microsoft has released yet another OOB update this time for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 to fix an internet connectivity-related problem we reported on a few days back. Due to this new bug that was documented this week, Microsoft confirmed that MSA or Microsoft Account sign-in broke and as such affected users were not able to access Microsoft’s free apps like Teams Free, OneDrive, Edge, Copilot, Excel, and Word as it led to “You’ll need the Internet for this. It doesn’t look like you’re connected to the Internet” error message.
With today’s new OOB update under KB5085516 (builds 26200.8039 on 25H2 and 26100.8039 on 24H2), Microsoft has resolved this bug. The changelog says:
“[Microsoft account sign in] Fixed: After you install the Windows update released on or after March 10, 2026, some users might experience an issue signing in to apps with a Microsoft account. Even when the device has a working Internet connection, a “no Internet” error message appears during sign in and prevents access to Microsoft services and apps such as Microsoft Teams Free and OneDrive.”
Again, Microsoft notes that the issue does not affect Microsoft Entra ID app authentications. To get the update, go to the Settings page via the Start menu, then Update & Security > Windows Update. Here, you will find KB5085516 under Check for Optional Updates.