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    Just stay away from Windows Update on this Patch Tuesday

    What a shit piece of software.
    Glad I don't use it for anything important.

    https://www.neowin.net/news/just-sta...-patch-tuesday


    Every month on the second Tuesday, Microsoft releases new updates for all supported versions of Windows. Called Patch Tuesday, we always write about the new cumulative updates for Windows 10, and we recommend heading over to Windows Update to make sure that your PC is up to date.

    I won't be recommending that this month. It's not that you shouldn't install updates, as there could be a critical security patch in there, but you just shouldn't get it via Windows Update this month.

    Microsoft released the Windows 10 April 2018 Update earlier this week, which is also known as version 1803. It doesn't roll out automatically until Tuesday, but if you want it, you can get it now. Historically, that's meant that you can use the Update Assistant or the Media Creation Tool to install it manually, but the company took a different route this time.

    Windows 10 version 1803 will show up for anyone that goes into Windows Update and presses 'Check for updates'. That's right; Microsoft is assuming that if you manually check for updates, that you want this.

    The problem is, you probably don't want this. I personally upgraded 16 PCs to 1803, and the percentage of them that had major issues is in double digits, with major issues as those that render the PC virtually unusable in a production environment and require rolling back to version 1709.

    I had one machine where the update completely broke Wi-Fi, and another where it would freeze up after anywhere between five minutes and an hour of usage. It's a known issue that Chrome freezes, and Microsoft is working on a fix.

    That fix is likely coming on Tuesday, along with a ton of other fixes. But you should probably wait and see how it works out for others before you go and trust that everything is just fine.

    And yes, Windows 10 does have a built-in option that will allow you to roll back to version 1709 if 1803 isn't working out. This process is a bit risky though, and you might end up running a factory reset anyway.

    I was really hoping that Microsoft would release a cumulative update for the April 2018 Update today, so by Patch Tuesday, we'd have a feel for the state of the update. That wasn't the case though, so even if the company pushes out the update on Monday, that's really not enough time to test it out.

    So do yourself a favor and if your PC is on Windows 10 version 1709 or earlier, just install Tuesday's cumulative update manually. You'll be able to find it here when it's available. As for version 1803, Microsoft will automatically deliver it through Windows Update when it's been thoroughly tested, and of course, I'll be using it on as many machines as I can in the meantime, because I'm a psycho.

    Again, it really hurts that I'm in a position where I have to advise against using Windows Update, but there's really no way around this.

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    Windows 10 update bug locks machines running Chrome, Cortana and others.


    Microsoft working on fix for machines and suggests temporary solutions to bug caused by installation of April 2018 update.

    Samuel Gibbs

    Fri 4 May 2018 10.43 BST Last modified on Fri 4 May 2018 10.45 BST



    The new Windows 10 April 2018 update is causing apps such as Google’s Chrome browser and even Microsoft’s own Cortana virtual assistant to freeze and lock up computers.

    The bug within the latest version of Windows 10, which rolled out to the general public on Monday, has caused hundreds of users to take to Reddit as well as Chrome and Microsoft’s support forums to complain of seemingly random incidents where machines lock up.

    “Everything freezes, keys don’t work, Ctrl Alt Delete doesn’t work,” one exasperated user on Reddit called TheCuteCat said. “The ONLY way to gain back control is to make the computer sleep by pressing the power button on my laptop, then reawakening.”

    The Guardian can confirm that the bug affects some but not all Windows 10 machines updated to the April 2018 update, and appears to impact newer computers with Intel’s integrated graphics chips.

    Microsoft acknowledged the problem and said that it was working on a fix, planned to be released on 8 May.

    “Some devices may hang or freeze when using certain apps, such as Hey Cortana or Chrome, after installing the Windows 10 April 2018 Update,” said a Microsoft agent on the company’s support forums.

    They suggested suspending the affected computer, either by closing the lid and opening it again on a laptop, or by pressing the volume up and volume down buttons simultaneously three times within two seconds on a Windows tablet to refresh the screen.

    They also suggested trying the following key command:

    Windows key + Ctrl + Shift + B

    The bug, which can happen at any time when launching certain apps, such as Chrome, or using certain features within those apps, also impacts Microsoft’s own Surface machines, according to reports.

    Given that Chrome is one of the most popular apps on Windows, claiming 66.1% of global desktop browsing market share in April, according to data from StatCounter, how this bug wasn’t fixed before release is unknown. Reports were filed about the bug by Microsoft’s Windows Insider public testers a month ago.

    Microsoft was also forced to delay the release of the April 2018 update right at the last minute when a serious bug was found that caused machine crashes.

    http://https://www.theguardian.com/t...chrome-cortana



    to stop updates automatically downloading, go into settings, then wi fi, then change the "metered connection" setting to ON.

    updates will then not automatically download.

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    somebody should find a way to turn off the Win10 updates.

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    So what does one do eventually ? Update at some later time when the bugs have been ironed out ?

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    I just got my 1803 update automagically 10 minutes ago. Apart from the mouse not working on the first restart everything is fine.

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    Ive installed it on 3 laptops and had no problems.

    It doesnt take Poirot or Bergerac to realise the guy in the OP is some complete and utter garlic and spunk breathed Dwight Schrute-esque eurofucktard who spends his working day in an office downloading Belgian greased up gay
    Hardcore wrestling porn videos and walking round the office asking if you can smell what the rock is cooking,

    He goes into no detail whatsoever of what the problem is with the 16 computers he updated.

    Quote Originally Posted by TizMe View Post
    I personally upgraded 16 PCs to 1803, and the percentage of them that had major issues is in double digits, with major issues as those that render the PC virtually unusable in a production environment and require rolling back to version 1709

    The last laptop of the 3 i updated hadnt been updated for years and took half a day and i had to go back and keep hitting the check for updates every time it rebooted, until finally it said it was all up to date and that relic is the first ever Surface Pro.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Latindancer View Post
    So what does one do eventually ? Update at some later time when the bugs have been ironed out ?
    I remember my dad buying i think the price was around 1000 pounds worth of Brittania Encyclopedias 40 odd years ago.

    He did promise me 500 pounds i think it was, if one of us read them all. I got bored halway through aardvark and preferred climbing trees and fingering the backward girl down the street.

    The point I'm making is that my dad is a fucking dinosaur when it comes to PC's, ipads or phones and all the information for everything is in that google box.. in the top right up there.

    Dont get me wrong, he can hold a conversation on any subject just through what he's read from books, newspapers, tv, radio etc and its a pleasure to sit and listen to him and his wise ways.
    Although as time goes by and my cross referencing him with that little google box, he does appear to tell quite a few porkies the old blighter

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    hundreds of users
    That's a lot.

    But none of them are the five I've already done.

    I personally upgraded 16 PCs to 1803, and the percentage of them that had major issues is in double digits
    So two then.

    What a fucking wanker.


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