Microsoft Says Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3194496 Fix Is Almost Ready

[Batu69]

Clean-up script to be released soon, the company promises

   The fix will first be tested with insiders

 

Microsoft has already confirmed that it’s working on a patch that would correct Windows 10 cumulative update KB3194496 installation issues, and now the company claims that it’s very close to releasing it to users.

Details aren’t yet available, but given that the firm says development is close to the final stages, the release could take place as soon as this week, most likely in the coming days.

“We’ve been working diligently on this issue and are finalizing a clean-up script that will fix the underlying issue preventing the install of KB3194496 (Cumulative Update 14393.222) for affected users. Your patience during our research and subsequent work is greatly appreciated,” Microsoft said in a post on the Community forums.

What’s important to know, however, is that this fix might first be released to insiders, as they were also experiencing problems with the cumulative update, so retail users might have to wait a little bit longer until they receive the same patch.

Try this fix

Just like it happened with many other cumulative updates, KB3194496 fails to install on a number of systems with the same “undoing changes” error message that doesn’t tell too much. We’ve already found a fix for KB3194496 issues, and the chances are that the patch that Microsoft is working on does the same thing as this workaround, but performs all steps automatically.

In the meantime, if this manual fix doesn’t make any difference for you, it’s better not to try to install the cumulative update anymore, as Microsoft itself explains that there is no point in struggling to get it work because it’ll fail every time anyway. So for the moment, it’s better to wait for the official fix because it seems like its release is just around the corner.

A new cumulative update is expected to land next week on Tuesday, and with a little luck, everything would work correctly, and the patch installs fine on all PCs.

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[Pete 12]

Better late then never................

[hamslammer]

If MicroSucks did QA on their products before they release them we wouldn't be having these problems.

[ederfernandez]

A fix for a fix... Great!

[Pete 12]

Yeah, check these f****** updates first , before making people crazy..............!

Will they ever learn ?

[pc71520]

2 hours ago, ederfernandez said:

A fix for a fix... Great!

Complete Failure...M$.

[Karlston]

Seems it also broke something else

Buggy KB 3194496 patch redlines Chinese-enabled Surface Pro 4s, Surface Books

If you have the Chinese Simplified or Traditional IME installed on your tablet or laptop, watch out for Windows 10 build 14393.222

Microsoft released KB 3194496 on Sept. 29. That patch brought customers with Windows 10 Anniversary Update, version 1607, up to build 14393.222. It also brought to their knees Surface Pro 4 tablets and Surface Books sold outside China that have the Chinese Input Method Editor installed to allow typing in Chinese.

 

A week later, Microsoft hasn't come up with a fix. The only solution appears to be to uninstall the buggy KB 3194496 patch and manually block it so that it doesn't come back again automatically.

 

Poster i-am-andrew on the Microsoft Answers forum described the problem on Sept. 30:

I have a UK-configured Surface Pro 4 and have the Chinese Simplified language pack installed for it's keyboard options. Following the "Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems (KB3194496)" on 2016-09-29 the Microsoft IME process is using a large amount of CPU causing my Surface Pro 4 i5 to get very hot, the fan to come on and burning through my battery etc.

 

I've tried uninstalling the Chinese language pack, rebooting and reinstalling it which has not fixed the problem. The only way to stop the high CPU use is to uninstall the Chinese language pack, end the Microsoft IME task and reboot the machine. I assume this is a bug in this Windows 10 update which is going to need fixing.

There are now four pages of comments from people with both the Traditional and Simplified IME packs installed on Surface Pro 4 and Surface Books. They're showing CPU usage pegged at 30 to 50 percent and batteries draining in record time. 

 

Poster AnthonyTok offers this twist:

Last night I also heard my SP4 fan on high some time after closing my type cover (PC was in sleep mode). Guess who the culprit was? Having this problem occur in sleep mode is ridiculous.

And kenwu27 adds an extreme counterpoint to the "Edge battery life" ads:

Same problem on my Surface Book. I have US language with UK and Chinese language packs installed, which means the CPU usage is higher 90 percent when only Edge is running. This is unacceptable. Microsoft, not sure how it passed your testing.

Uninstalling the Chinese IME doesn't help. Microsoft employee and Surface forum moderator Jasmine Carr offered a suggested workaround on the Answers forum earlier this morning, but it lands you back in the quagmire.

 

The only way to get rid of the problem, per poster pp09, is to uninstall KB 3194496, and hide the patch using the wushowhide trick.

 

Bugs as a service.

 

Source: Buggy KB 3194496 patch redlines Chinese-enabled Surface Pro 4s, Surface Books

 

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[haxzion]

Welcome to MS most advanced OS,just install it and pray it works then update it and also pray it works and if it doesn't

wait for the next update to fix the previous one.

Also don't forget to apply 100+ tweaks to make the OS more stable and privacy friendly and on the next major update 

just reapply half of those tweaks that will eventually break.

 

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[Karlston]

Yep, can't agree more.

 

Testing seems non-existent. And from what I read, some Windows Insiders are getting the shits with M$ because they're reporting bugs, but either M$ are not bothering to read them or are reading but ignoring them and releasing updates with known flaws anyway.

 

How many fixes have been released for the serious Anniversary Update bugs so far? 7? Or is it 8 now?

 

IMO, Microsoft needs to...

 

1.  Rehire the experienced testers they gave the bullet to in 2014 OR start listening to the Windows Insiders and action their bug reports.

2.  Ditch the disastrous bundled cumulative update methodology and return to discrete selectable updates.

3.  Ditch the forced update strategy and allow users to choose when to download and apply updates.

4.  Apologise to the Windows community for the pain they're inflicting. (Fat chance I know, but I can hope)

 

But what the heck do I know (other than I'm about to replace my Windows 10 install with 8.1)...

 

 

[Pete 12]

" replace my Windows 10 install with 8.1 "  .............running away from troubles does not fix anything !  

Sooner or later you have to deal with it.