Microsoft pulls KB article 3201845 for Windows 10 14393.479

[Karlston]

KB 3201845 isn't listed on the Win10 update history page, but the cumulative update can still be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog

Credit: Kate Ter Haar

 

This past week has seen a bizarre turn of events for those who are using the most recent version of Windows 10, the Anniversary Update, version 1607.

 

On Friday, Dec. 9, Microsoft released a cumulative update for version 1607. As I described last Friday, cumulative update KB 3201845 brings Windows 10 version 1607 up to build 14393.479. I installed it through Windows Update on two Win10 1607 machines (see screenshot).

But for reasons unknown, Microsoft didn't update its official Windows 10 update history page to mention the new version. KB 3201845 was, and is, available for download from the Microsoft Update Catalog. But the associated KB article was pulled down last night. Going to the KB location brings up a "This page doesn't exist" notification.

 

When KB 3201845 was first released, many of us wondered why Microsoft would push out a cumulative update just a few days before Patch Tuesday (or the "B Week Tuesday" in Microsoft-speak). It doesn't make any sense, even though KB 3201845 has been around in the Windows Insider Preview Release ring since Nov. 30.

 

Now, it appears references to the patch have simply been swept away.

 

KB 3201845 has a bad rap. Many "news" sites report that it causes the "Wi-Fi doesn't have a valid IP configuration" internet disconnect bug when, in fact, the patch has nothing to do with the bug. I see reports even today that the patch caused IP addresses to be reassigned to 196.x.x.x, but that isn't the case.

 

What happened to KB 3201845? I doubt that we'll ever know. But tomorrow expect a Patch Tuesday cumulative update for version 1607 that will obviate the need for KB 3201845.

 

Let's see how history is re-written.

 

As for the internet disconnect bug -- I still don't have any idea what caused it, or why Win10 1607 machines suddenly started spontaneously disconnecting on Dec. 7. Microsoft has posted a banner on every support.microsoft.com page saying "If you are experiencing issues connecting to the internet we recommend you restart your PC," but there's been no mention of why or how the problem started, and when or if it will be fixed.

 

Source: Microsoft pulls KB article 3201845 for Windows 10 14393.479 (InfoWorld - Woody Leonhard)

 

Microsoft pulls the KB article for last week’s Win10 1607 cumulative update, KB 3201845, version 14393.479 (AskWoody)

 

UPDATE: The article is back up again! It’s been down all day, but suddenly re-appeared late Monday afternoon. It still isn’t listed on the Win10 update page. Does anybody know what’s going on???

[steven36]

Lol even Microsoft  pulling updates over the fake news , and when tomorrow comes you will get the same update with a small wifi fix hopefully I would not hold my breath  i dont get my hopes up before things happen  the only time  my Wifi drops is if i defrag the pagefile with boot defrag  but its not a issue i just unplug my Wifi adapter and plug it back in   and it never does it no more tell I decide  to  boot defrag again .

 

[pc71520]

Typical Microsoft-Updates MESS...

[Karlston]

From Woody...

 

ANOTHER UPDATE: Microsoft has pulled all of these from the Update Catalog:

 

KB 3197868 Nov Monthly roll-up
KB 3197867 Nov Security-only patch
KB 3192391 Oct Security-only patch

 

They’re still listed on the official Win7 update page.

 

Thanks to commenter Todd for the heads up!

 

I’ll check again early in the morning.

 

Source: Microsoft pulls the KB article for last week’s Win10 1607 cumulative update, KB 3201845, version 14393.479 (AskWoody)

[DiamondMon]

Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1607 (KB3206632)

http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2016/12/windows10.0-kb3206632-x64_b2e20b7e1aa65288007de21e88cd21c3ffb05110.msu
http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/secu/2016/12/windows10.0-kb3206632-x86_e7aaa968cae82cf0f798c16cda60994a9682d297.msu

 

[pc71520]

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/microsoft-kb3206632-internet-connectivity-problems

[straycat19]

On 12/12/2016 at 11:20 PM, steven36 said:

Lol even Microsoft  pulling updates over the fake news , and when tomorrow comes you will get the same update with a small wifi fix hopefully I would not hold my breath  i dont get my hopes up before things happen  the only time  my Wifi drops is if i defrag the pagefile with boot defrag  but its not a issue i just unplug my Wifi adapter and plug it back in   and it never does it no more tell I decide  to  boot defrag again .

 

 

Why are you still using a pagefile?  It's slow and with all the memory available in systems in the last 6-7 years there is no need to run one.  I have 16-128 GB ram in every system I own and don't run a pagefile on any of them and have never had a problem.

 

As far as the WiFi problem with Windows 10 is concerned, Microsoft posted a large note on their website for Windows 1607 to just restart your computer.  Duh...So everytime your WiFi drops you get to restart, that is their fix.  Hmmm, so why has my Windows 7 computer been running for 372 days and never dropped WiFi.  Just so none of you freak out, that is a laptop that I have connected to my phone line that runs software that screens my calls and blocks telemarketers and other undersireables and only connects to the local network and not the internet so I can feed it updated phone lists to block.  

[steven36]

6 hours ago, straycat19 said:

 

As far as the WiFi problem with Windows 10 is concerned, Microsoft posted a large note on their website for Windows 1607 to just restart your computer.  Duh...So everytime your WiFi drops you get to restart, that is their fix.  Hmmm, so why has my Windows 7 computer been running for 372 days and never dropped WiFi.  Just so none of you freak out, that is a laptop that I have connected to my phone line that runs software that screens my calls and blocks telemarketers and other undersireables and only connects to the local network and not the internet so I can feed it updated phone lists to block.  

1. I never had a reason to turn page file off it works fine like it is if not broke i don't fix it.

Quote

 

Myth: Disabling the Page File Improves Performance

Some people will tell you that you should disable the page file to speed up your computer. The thinking goes like this: the page file is slower than RAM, and if you have enough RAM, Windows will use the page file when it should be using RAM, slowing down your computer.

 

This isn’t really true. People have tested this theory and found that, while Windows can run without a page file if you have a large amount of RAM, there’s no performance benefit to disabling the page file.

 

However, disabling the page file can result in some bad things. If programs start to use up all your available memory, they’ll start crashing instead of being swapped out of the RAM into your page file. This can also cause problems when running software that requires a large amount of memory, such as virtual machines. Some programs may even refuse to run.

 

In summary, there’s no good reason to disable the page file – you’ll get some hard drive space back, but the potential system instability won’t be worth it.

 

 

http://www.howtogeek.com/126430/htg-explains-what-is-the-windows-page-file-and-should-you-disable-it/

 

2. Most likely because you never done windows updates in 365 days?. I don't miss Windows 7 WiFi at all having to hunt around 3rd party drivers for my adapter and every time i uninstalled a 3rd party firewall  or security suite and having  to turn my internet off  so  they would not foul up the 3rd party  driver . This is  2016  almost 2017  were every OS since Windows 8 be it Windows or Linux  you're  WiFi just simply works out of the box .

 

My Dell it has 2 Wifis one from Dell and one from Windows If I want the one from Dell I have to install it from Dell  but  the one built in windows just works out the box.

 

My Gateway has just the built in windows one. and the built in Linux ones.