Karlston Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 1909 get out of band KB5001028 Well that’s one way to fix the issue where 1909 consumer machines were not seeing that update… it’s now detecting a February release Windows Patches/Security 1909 get out of band KB5001028 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karlston Posted February 11, 2021 Author Share Posted February 11, 2021 Windows 10 emergency update fixes WPA3 Wi-Fi blue screen crashes Microsoft has released an emergency KB5001028 out-of-band update to fix a bug causing Windows 10 to crash when connecting to WPA3 Wi-Fi networks. According to a new support issue posted to Microsoft's Windows Message Center, the bug was introduced in the recent Windows 10 1909 cumulative updates. Specifically, KB4598298, released on January 21, 2021, and KB4601315, which was released this past Tuesday, on February 9, 2021. This bug would cause devices to experience a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) crash when attempting to connect to WPA3 Wi-Fi networks. WPA3 is the recommended wireless encryption protocol as it has the strongest security at this time. "You might receive stop error 0x7E in nwifi.sys with a blue screen when you attempt to use a Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) connection," Microsoft disclosed today. "You are more likely to encounter this issue when reconnecting to a Wi-Fi network after disconnecting, or when waking from sleep or hibernation. Note Most Wi-Fi networks are currently using WPA2 and are not affected." In addition to the OOB update, Microsoft also provided the following mitigation steps, which may not be desirable for specific users. Update your device to Windows 10, version 2004 or Windows 10, version 20H2. Connect to a Wi-Fi network using WPA2. To do this you may need to reconfigure your access point or router settings. Connect using a wired ethernet connection. The KB5001028 out-of-band update is currently available via Windows Update, WSUS, and via the Microsoft Update catalog. Windows 10 emergency update fixes WPA3 Wi-Fi blue screen crashes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aum Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 Microsoft rushes to deploy out of band patch for November 2019 Update (Image credit: fizkes / Shutterstock) Windows 10 has received a fix for a rather nasty glitch which crashes some PCs with a Blue Screen of Death (BSoD), specifically those systems running the November 2019 Update. In fact, Microsoft has rushed through an out of band patch – KB5001028 – for deployment now to cure the problem, such was the apparent gravity of the issue. Although Windows Latest, which spotted this, notes that only a ‘small number’ of devices were affected according to Microsoft. The Blue Screen of Death crash happens when accessing a Wi-Fi network using WPA3 security, the most recent wireless security standard that took the baton from WPA2 and was first announced back in June 2018. Support for WPA3, which comes in two flavors – personal and enterprise – was made mandatory in mid-2020 for a device to be certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Microsoft observes that the KB5001028 fix “updates an issue that causes a device to stop working and displays a blue screen when you attempt to use a Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) connection.” Patch mishaps This problem was caused by a couple of Microsoft’s updates for Windows 10 November 2019 Update users, namely cumulative updates KB4598298 (an optional preview update in January) and KB4601315 (February’s big round of patching). Of course, patches which apply fixes, and end up causing other unintended issues is not a new scenario for Microsoft – this has been happening all too regularly with Windows 10 for some time. The saving grace here, of course, is that affected users are only present in small numbers, but naturally if you are hit by this problem, it’ll be a pretty frustrating one to deal with (hence the out of band fix). Especially if you’ve been burdened with this glitch for a few weeks since the January 21 preview patch. Microsoft also recently applied a fix for another troublesome crashing issue that was causing problems with games. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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