BetaNews: KB4579311 cumulative update is causing numerous problems for Windows 10 users. “A few days ago, Microsoft released a new cumulative update for Windows 10. The KB4579311 update was supposed to fix a range of issues with the operating system including various security problem, but — once again – this update is proving problematic for […]
BetaNews: Microsoft releases KB4583263 update for Windows 10 to prevent swollen laptop batteries. “Microsoft has teamed up with HP to work on a fix for a problem affecting various HP Business Notebooks. The flaw not only causes a reduction in performance and battery life, but can also lead to swollen batteries. The problem lies with […]
BetaNews: Microsoft pushes out KB4023057 yet again to force Windows 10 feature updates. “KB4023057 has been pushed out by Microsoft several times before, and the company has just started to push it again. The aim of the patch is to address issues that have been preventing some people from upgrading to newer versions of Windows […]
BetaNews: Microsoft releases KB4566116 patch for Windows 10 to fix unlock bugs, system crashes and more. “Microsoft has pushed out a new cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909 (builds 18362.1049 and 18363.1049). KB4566116 is also the update that sees the company backporting WSL 2 (Windows Subsystem for Linux) to these versions of […]
BetaNews: Windows 10 0x800f0988, 0x800f081f or 0x800f08a errors? You are not alone. “The August security updates for Windows 10 released by Microsoft last week are causing issues for people running the November 2019 Update (version 1909) and the May 2020 Update (version 2004). Released last Patch Tuesday, 11 August, the KB4565351 and KB4566782 updates are […]
BetaNews: Windows 7 users will still get updates to Microsoft Security Essentials when the OS is out of support. “It’s now mere weeks until Windows 7 is no longer supported by Microsoft. When January 14, 2020 rolls around, the end date for support will have been reached, and Microsoft is keen for people to upgrade […]
BetaNews: Windows 10 still has problems with the Start menu and search even after the KB4522355 update. “Last week Microsoft released KB4522355 proclaiming that it fixed issues with both the Start menu and search. Only it didn’t fix problems for everyone. Start menu problems remain, and some users are still unable to use the search […]
BetaNews: KB4517389 is causing even more problems with Windows 10 than first thought. “That Microsoft’s updates for Windows 10 have been problematic is hardly a revelation, but the scale of the problems just keeps on growing. We have already written about numerous bug-ridden updates, including KB4517389 breaking the Start menu and Edge. Now this same […]
Neowin: Microsoft releases required security updates for all versions of Windows 10. “Unlike most non-Patch Tuesday updates, these are actually mandatory. That means that your PC will install it automatically at some point. The updates are billed as security updates, fixing an issue where print jobs might fail. “
BetaNews: Another Windows 10 update is causing problems, this time with printing. “There have been a series of problematic updates for Windows recently, and now yet another one has popped up, this time affecting not only Windows 10, but also Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and Windows Server. The KB4522016 cumulative update is interfering with printing.”
BetaNews: Microsoft will block the Windows 10 May 2019 Update if you have a USB drive or SD card connected. “Out of an apparent abundance of precaution, Microsoft is opting to block the installation of the update if a computer has an external USB drive or SD card plugged in. The block is being introduced […]
PC World: The latest Windows patch is breaking even more PCs with antivirus installed. “The last major Windows update broke some systems with particular antivirus software installed, and it’s seemingly getting worse.”
BetaNews: Windows 10 will automatically uninstall problematic updates. “Updates to Windows are supposed to fix problems and improve security, but sometimes they do the opposite. Many Windows 10 users will have experienced startup problems after installing an update to the operating system, and this is something that Microsoft is looking to address.”
The Register: It’s a patch bonanza as Microsoft showers its OS platforms with update love . “Microsoft issued a whole bunch of updates last night, including one to deal with an alarming bug in Windows Server 2016. Tucked innocuously among a swathe of fixes ranging from dealing with Russian time zone changes to fixing wobbly […]