Where we stand with the April 2020 patches

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The Windows patches are throwing all sorts of strange (one-off?) errors. Microsoft has asked for help in identifying the problems (yay!) but we’re hav
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Thanks Woody for a very clear and concise summary of a bewildering situation. I know we’re still on DefCon 2, but would it be worth adding a final short paragraph along the lines of “Sit tight for now folks, don’t install the April updates just yet as the next show doesn’t begin until 12th May!”?

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Lars220

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Absolutely!

Sit tight for now folks, don’t install the April updates just yet as the next show doesn’t begin until 12th May!

(and there aren’t any pressing reasons to install the April patches.)

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Win7and10, WinSoftHelpMore

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How do I do that? My Win 10 Home PC version 1909 is set to automatically update on 6th May and that was a long as I could pause it for! Many thanks.

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Read through this thread – Ways to Cheat Pause.

Maybe…..

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The Surfing Pensioner

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Yesterday, I installed KB4549951 for Win 10 1909. I figured if you and others did it without any negative impact to your systems, I would give it a try. Apparently I needed the update because things seem to be working better than before. No printer issues, no local profile issues, no hardware issues. Speed unaffected; even somewhat improved. Even my new install of Quicken 2020, done before the update and backup, is working well.

As always, I backed up my computer and created a system image before the install. The only issue I may have is that the version of Win 10 on my computer remains 10.0.18363.  Is that a problem?

Regards,

CAS

 

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The Surfing Pensioner

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In the search box type “winver” (without quotes).
Your full Build should be 18363.778 – all v1909 are 18363

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CAS

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Thank you PK. I got the incorrect information from System Information and from Belarc Advisor, after installing the update. The build I actually have, after following your instructions, is 1909 (OS Build 18363. 778.) All is well.

 

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[Steve S.]

This is another example of why I always  do a drive image (Macrium) every month just before installing any Windows Updates or updating to the next version. Life is way too short to go through anything like the “time-sink” gymnastics and full-of-potholes approach presented by Shawn Brink at Tenforums. I’d rather just take 20 minutes to restore from the image and then wait until the carnage is resolve (hopefully?) by Microsoft. Pretty much easy-peasy!

Win10 Pro x64 22H2, Win10 Home 22H2, Linux Mint + a cat with 'tortitude'.

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Here’s where I stand, as to my 6-week-old Win 10 1909 Pro brand-new PC:
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1. I can’t refer to my file copy of my Anon AW post sometime Feb. or March, as to repeated shortcomings of Win 10, my copy lost when my old reliable Win7 Pro machine entirely died. In very brief: updating drivers, despite my Group Pol setting against same; forced upgrades of potentially very-buggy Updates; inability to pick updates as was with Win7 Pro; and, since then, dictatorial behavior of Win 10, in at least one case removing an executable, freeware, ~simple~ business app I’ve used for years, and had never found it to be malware (yes, I’ve always had Win 10’s anti-file-tamper software turned off, so that can’t be the reason); and not to forget, their announcement that, in effect, the customers will now be the beta-testers.
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2. Thus: My real glee, late night a few weeks ago, having also installed sidebyside, a fresh install of Linux Mint Cinnamon, immediately updated thru Linux, and since then, discovering/ enjoying surfing on the Net on Linux with Ffox. I still use Win10 daily, but I am slowly weaning myself off of that, having used M$ Win since ’97 with Win 95. I am eager to get to the point where my default daily boot will be LinuxMint; with Win10 simply taking up space for rare use, if any. I am a professional, similar to Woody. I ~detest~ having tools which are unusable. I will be glad to kiss MS goodbye, once and for all. Cheers!

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Regarding the May 2020 Update (version 2004) release, MS recently decided to release a new build into the RP ring this Thursday April 30:

https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2020/04/30/getting-the-may-2020-update-ready-for-release-updated/

And Mary Jo Foly of ZDNet has recently updated her article:
https://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-rolls-out-windows-10-2004-release-preview-ahead-of-expected-may-release-to-mainstream-users/

Update (April 30): As I mentioned on the Windows Weekly podcast recently, these dates were pushed back by Microsoft, possibly because the team wanted to patch a zero-day exploit before pushing the code to OEMs and users. I hear OEMs now are set to get the code May 5; developers on May 12; and general availability is slated for May 28. Again, Microsoft has not announced this officially and these dates may change yet again.

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HI,

Several install issues with Kb4550945
Regular troubelshooting doesn’t work.

Did an implace repair of windows 10, keeping files and apps.
This solved my problem on two devices.
Updates install okay now.

Rgds,

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This may or may not be one of those strange bugs, but I went ahead and allowed an update today to 1909 build 18363.778 and now my mouse (wireless) will not scroll down!.  It will scroll up, but I have to click on the margin to drag down anything.

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“Susan still hasn’t gotten to the bottom of the v4 Printer Driver disconnected printer bug.”

What is a “v4 Printer Driver”?  I don’t know if I have one or not.  I suspect “v4 Printer Driver” is some sort of short hand I don’t understand.

I have an HP Envy 5540_series6938 printer.   The driver version is 17.60.0.5100.

 

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Windows 10 Home Version 22H2
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[geekdom]

There was discussion on v4 printer driver October 2019 which starts here:
https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/cumulative-update-for-windows-10-version-1903-kb4517211/#post-1970251

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I went to two discussions I was referred to here (not sure PKCano was replying to me) and one link within a discussion here. Mostly I did not understand.

I learned that I can see if I have a v4 driver by opening Print Management on Windows 10.  Unfortunately, when I tried, I also learned that Windows 10 1909 has no such thing as Print Management (printmanagement.msc) and cannot locate it though run, search, CMD or PowerShell.

I have learned the v4 driver is “bundled with the operating system”, whatever that means.  I guess the driver comes with Windows 10.

How about this?

If I have Windows 10 1909 should I assume I have the v4 print driver?

If I am a simple home user, will I be able to print with my wireless printer connected to my home network if I download the April 2020 patches when the time comes?

Thank you. Try to keep it simple.

 

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Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
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Control Panel\Administrative Tools\Print Management\All Drivers
The information is in the first column “Driver Name“

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mpw

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There is no Print Management listed under Administrative Tools.

And so, I have Windows 10 Home 1909.  I am thinking I don’t have Print Management because I don’t have Windows 10 PRO.

Right?

HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-0050 – 64 bit
Windows 10 Home Version 22H2
OS build 19045.5608
Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
Microsoft Office Home and Business 2019
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Try Settings App\Printers and scanners
Under MS XPS Document Writer\Manage
On the Printer Properties\Advanced tab

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mpw

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Got there differently on my Windows 10 Home v1909:

Settings>Devices>Printers and Scanners>Microsoft XPS Document Writer>Manage>Printer Properties>Advanced

Wound up on the same page as picture you sent.  I see Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4.  It is greyed out.

I have never written or printed an XPS Document and don’t know what it is.  So, I guess if I never use the XPS Document Writer this bug will not be a problem for me.

Right?

HP Pavilion Desktop TP01-0050 – 64 bit
Windows 10 Home Version 22H2
OS build 19045.5608
Windows Defender and Windows Firewall
Microsoft Office Home and Business 2019
-Version 2502(Build 18526.20168 C2R)

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Will the @ABBADI86’s script for Windows 7 work with April patches?

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Please see this thread. The answers are toward the bottom.

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[Win7and10]

Good Day, so are we  still at hold for installing April Patches or see if we can pause again? I have not changed the pause, so I may have everything download when I turn on the computer.

 

EDIT: I might just wait until Patch Tuesday in May as I don’t want to have any abnormalities come down the chute!

Win 10 Home 22H2

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I have not dl’d april cu and everything is going great. If it’s not broken, don’t fix it!

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I grow tired of defending my machines against Microsoft on a monthly basis in order to have working computers.  And now thanks to COVID-19 I must update (or wushowhide) my brother’s machine over the telephone.

Linux would be quite attractive if I did not already have a large body of code which I wrote catering to Windows peculiarities.  (With Ubuntu I can click “Update” and walk away.)

I am just grateful that I can check Ask Woody to find the potential problems with a given update before lowering the “quality deferral” setting to let it install.

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RoyEarle wrote:

And now thanks to COVID-19 I must update (or wushowhide) my brother’s machine over the telephone.

Why not use a simple PC Remote app ?

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Just installed April updates (21 days deferral) KB4549951, KB4552152 on my 1909 Pro.
No problems so far.

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I’m new to Windows 10 and my computer is about 3 months old running Windows 10 Pro version 1909 and after March update for Windows Update I have elected to use the Group policy (#2). I have decided not to install the April update, KB4549951. Do I have to use Wushowhide to hide the KB4549951 or do nothing at all? Thanks for your response!

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Group Policy “2” (notify download/install) should prevent KB4549951 from downloading until/unless you click on the “Download” button. And on May Patch Tuesday it should be superseded by the May CU and will most likely just disappear (if you have set Quality deferrals to 0 with the GUI pulldown.

See AKB2000016.

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Hey folks.

Haven’t seen many reports re install of “current” (i.e., Apr’20) Win7 ESU patches, so…
on behalf of the ~29% of pcs still running Win7 (link below), figured I’d add a data point:

Win7 SP1 Pro (x64)
Installed Apr’20 Win7 CU (KB4550964), rebooted,
Installed Apr’20 Win7 SSU (KB4550738), rebooted.

No install issues, no apparent post-installation issues.

Hope this helps.

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https://www.netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?id=platformsDesktopVersions

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