Windows 10 falls victim to yet another serious update fail

[Karlston]

Windows 10 falls victim to yet another serious update fail

The return of Blue Screen of Death

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Reports are emerging that yet another Windows 10 update is causing problems for people who have downloaded and installed it.

 

The update in question is Windows 10 KB4540673, and it was only released on March 10. It was supposed to bring a number of security fixes, and even though this was supposed to be a minor update, it appears Microsoft’s recent habit of releasing updates that break more things than they fix has struck again.

 

According to Windows Latest, this new update, which is for Windows 10 versions 1909 and 1903 – so the two most recent major versions of Windows 10 – is reportedly causing some people’s PCs to crash and display the dreaded Blue Screen of Death.

 

According to a reader of Windows Latest, “After installing it I started having BSOD every time I started my PC. Only solution I had was rolling back to a previous restore points of some days ago.”

 

There have also been people on Reddit reporting issues since installing the update, and while the number of cases seems low, it is growing.

More problems

While the most common problem with Windows 10 KB4540673 seems to be PCs randomly crashing – one user reported his PC crashing while playing CS:GO – other users have reported that the update takes an unreasonably long time to download and install.

 

Another user has also claimed that the update brings back the temporary user profile bug, which replaces the default Windows 10 user account with a new temporary one, removing any desktop icons or customizations. This was an issue that plagued a lot of people when it was included in a previous Windows 10 update.

What should you do?

If you’ve downloaded the Windows 10 KB4540673 update and are encountering any issues, the best way to fix the problem is to uninstall the update.

 

Open up the Settings app (the cog icon in the Start menu, or by pressing Windows + I on the keyboard), then click 'Update & security'.

 

From the window that appears, click 'Windows Update' on the left-hand menu, then 'View update history'.

 

Click 'Uninstall updates' then select KB4540673 to uninstall it. The problems should now be fixed.

 

You could also use the System Restore feature in Windows 10 to roll back your PC to a time when it was working correctly.

 

Microsoft has yet to comment on these new problems, and as we stated so far it seems like the issues aren’t too widespread. If you installed the update and you’ve not experienced any problems, then you’ll be fine to continue with it installed.

 

 

Source: Windows 10 falls victim to yet another serious update fail (TechRadar)

[sefton22]

I've turned off WU until mid April until they sort this out. Its incomprehensible how many dodgy updates MS can issue with catastrophic results 

[dhjohns]

Update installed fine on family PC.  I actually have never had any issues with Windows Update.  I also would not turn off updates because a few people with probably dodgy hardware got BSODs.  Just my opinion, and the way I roll.

[BimBamSmash]

MS gets the blame all the time, but from experience, I am led to believe that these reported issues are largely tied to third-party antivirus software, vendor supplied drivers, and those registry hacks people apply to limit data collection.

[MasterFaster]

 

[Threepwood]

@MasterFaster

Thank you for this interesting video!

I changed the  playback speed to 0.75 because the guy in the video was talking very fast and I'm still a little tired.

[Gangelo]

These posts are mostly FUD's and scare mongering.

I have been updating and upgrading my Win 10 systems continuously and without issues since the 17xx versions.

I also have never seen these so called 'bugs' appearing on any system of my friends, family and co-workers during this time.

Even if they do exist and happen, I can only assume that they are a drop in the ocean compared to the vast number of Win 10 systems worldwide with all the multiple configurations that update / upgrade seamlessly.

 

[Karlston]

You can’t dismiss real people having real problems.

 

Just because some have no problems doesn’t mean no one does.

 

Just saying...

[C.G.B. Spender]

16 minutes ago, Karlston said:

You can’t dismiss real people having real problems.

 

Just because some have no problems doesn’t mean no one does.

 

Just saying...

Indeed, but the way these articles are presented is pure scaremongering BS. I run 3 physical windows machines, several VM's and I take care about 3-4 more computers running Win10 for friends and family, I update as soon as possible (for me the only greater sacrilege than unused cpu cycles and free memory is available update that is not installed) and I can honestly say that since Win10 launched I had exactly 1 problem with an update.

 

Surely if these problems (mostly caused by people crippling their system by "tweaking" registry, 3rd party AV solutions, disabling illuminati telemetry and other nonsense like that) were so widespread I'd see em more often.

 

If I am perfectly honest, from the forums I frequent the only place I ever see people crying about windows updates is nsane forums, which is pretty sad if you think about it. This should be the one place that shouldn't teach people how to cripple their systems by disabling updates as updates is what this site is mainly about (for me at least).

[Gangelo]

This is exactly what I am saying.

I cannot deny that some people 'may' have issues but you have to think of the astronomical number of Win 10 installations worldwide.

As you correctly said, some people tweak their systems to a great extend. MS cannot predict every possible configuration possible, they are doing a pretty good job already if you think about the system numbers.

I am really skeptical about these articles in general.

 

[Karlston]

I post these articles not to scaremonger, but to keep members informed of possible update issues.

 

Some people are overly cautious, others throw caution to the wind, but ultimately everyone is free to decide how seriously or not to take these articles.

 

IMO, Microsoft do their own scaremongering by seemingly suggesting that the systems will explode if updates aren’t applied within milliseconds of being released.

 

No one is suggesting that updates should be stopped permanently, merely that it’s OK to wait until update bugs are fixed.

[Conley Powell]

     The fact that an obvious Microsoft fanboy says he has never had any problems with Windows 10 and doesn't know of anyone else who has, doesn't mean it's true. As for me, I had two brand-new Windows 10 machines become doorstops in quick succession and for no apparent reason. (Both machines have defied all my attempts to repair them.) A few days ago, a brand-new Windows 10 machine given to me by my employer suddenly refused to connect to the company's VPN, because, as it turned out, an update that should have installed automatically, didn't. (I got no warning that it hadn't.) 

[Ryrynz]

20 hours ago, C.G.B. Spender said:

If I am perfectly honest, from the forums I frequent the only place I ever see people crying about windows updates is nsane forums, which is pretty sad if you think about it. This should be the one place that shouldn't teach people how to cripple their systems by disabling updates as updates is what this site is mainly about (for me at least).

 

Agree with this. Have about 30 PCs at work that update regularly all on 10 1909 which get changed out fairly often four or five different brands, and I can't remember ever seeing an issue. You'd probably find their systems are already in a state before the update TBH.