The quality of Windows 10 updates for at least the last year if not longer has been…… Sub optimal to say the least. Now we have another example of this that you should be aware of. Actually, there are two of them:
Microsoft last week confirmed this for users of Sophos Endpoint Protection:
Microsoft and Sophos have identified an issue on devices with Sophos Endpoint Protection installed and managed by either Sophos Central or Sophos Enterprise Console (SEC) that may cause the system to become unresponsive upon restart after installing this update.
You can copy and paste Sophos for Avira, ArcaBit, Avast for Business, Avast CloudCare, and AVG Business Edition, McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Threat Prevention 10.x or McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (Host IPS) 8.0 as they are all affected by this.
This affects Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Embedded 8, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 10. The good news is that Microsoft has temporarily blocked devices from receiving these updates if the specific antivirus product installed until a solution is available. But as I type this, no solution exists. Though I have found reports of uninstalling the updates in question fixing the freezing issues.
Next up is KB4493509 where Microsoft has confirmed the update can freeze PCs both in operation and boot up. The software giant says that the freezes are caused by conflicts with antivirus software. Microsoft calls out ArcaBit specifically, but in TenForums a number of other antivirus brands seem to be affected too. Again, if you have ArcaBit installed, you will be blocked from getting this update. But if you have the issues described in this article, you may want to uninstall the update as that seems to get things sorted.
You have to wonder if Microsoft actually tests their software prior to releasing it as these sorts of bugs should never see the light of day.
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Windows 10 Updates Bring Grief And Suffering For Users
The quality of Windows 10 updates for at least the last year if not longer has been…… Sub optimal to say the least. Now we have another example of this that you should be aware of. Actually, there are two of them:
Microsoft last week confirmed this for users of Sophos Endpoint Protection:
Microsoft and Sophos have identified an issue on devices with Sophos Endpoint Protection installed and managed by either Sophos Central or Sophos Enterprise Console (SEC) that may cause the system to become unresponsive upon restart after installing this update.
You can copy and paste Sophos for Avira, ArcaBit, Avast for Business, Avast CloudCare, and AVG Business Edition, McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Threat Prevention 10.x or McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (Host IPS) 8.0 as they are all affected by this.
This affects Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Embedded 8, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 10. The good news is that Microsoft has temporarily blocked devices from receiving these updates if the specific antivirus product installed until a solution is available. But as I type this, no solution exists. Though I have found reports of uninstalling the updates in question fixing the freezing issues.
Next up is KB4493509 where Microsoft has confirmed the update can freeze PCs both in operation and boot up. The software giant says that the freezes are caused by conflicts with antivirus software. Microsoft calls out ArcaBit specifically, but in TenForums a number of other antivirus brands seem to be affected too. Again, if you have ArcaBit installed, you will be blocked from getting this update. But if you have the issues described in this article, you may want to uninstall the update as that seems to get things sorted.
You have to wonder if Microsoft actually tests their software prior to releasing it as these sorts of bugs should never see the light of day.
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