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Home user: August updates applied to 3 Win10Pro & 1 Win11Pro without apparent problems.

Thanks to all who provided feedback on their updating experiences.

Updated 3 Win10 Pro’s & 1 Win11 Pro. Only problem: On one Win10 for some crazy reason Avast firewall switched my network to untrusted blocking my software KVM, Input Director, and ability to update files from other PC’s. Last time I had an intranet connection problem, my son, an applications engineer, mentioned the firewall which led to me tracking down the problem and fixing it by trusting the network.

Updated 3 Win 10 pro & one Win 11 pro without incident.

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I have 3 refurb desktop Win 10 Pro PC’s and one Win11 Pro laptop. The Win 11 is by far and away the least likeable and most problematic and none of that has anything to do with it being a laptop. The original strategy for windows 10, as I recall was continuous gradual improvements with no major numbered updates. Kinda like the old VW bug. Really wish they’d stuck to that. Windows 11 is a pain.

I tried to use Edge and bing but every search ended in a blank page. Did a repair install on Edge. No help. Tried edge on a different PC. No help. Disabled adblockers. No help.

Can’t believe this is so dysfunctional.

FWIW I got on the waitlist by signing in on Firefox. Have no idea if this will pan out on Edge.

Oop ..Found the problem. I had an extension, total script blocker enabled. When I disabled it, seems to work

After I installed Cumulative KB5022287, tested ok & created restore pt, My Win 11 Pro started to download and install KB5019274. Described as optional preview ..I quickly paused updates until 3/5. Saw nothing on KB5019274 when I searched forums
Will await advice. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-19-2023-kb5019274-os-build-22000-1516-preview-ace2511d-586e-41b0-b213-3a89d97565a4

KB4023057 was also installed which appears controversial on forums. Since the PC seems to work ok, I’ll leave alone. Have created restore point and image back up prior to update so I can reverse anything that doesn’t turn it into a smoking pile of parts.

 

 

After researching the BSOD problems on Win10 PC’s, I followed advice on this thread to resume updates and then quickly pause to 2/6/23. Hoping Microsoft gets it right by then

Found this article discussing mitigations: https://windowsreport.com/kb5021233-windows-10-22h2-hidparse-blue-screen/ Downloaded their Rec’d Restore.exe but not installed

Are Windows 11 PC’s immune to the hidparse blue screen problem?  Thanks

This article implies Win11 are susceptible but not mention in this thread:

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/fix-0xc000021a-blue-screen-error-on-windows

 

Thanks PKCano for the perfect clarification!!! ..just hitting the ‘thanks’ button was not enough!

I’m confused. On 10/25 we went to Defcon 4 go ahead ..now it’s Defcon 2 hold off on the same October updates. I only visit during patch time so I miss stuff. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance

 

Ran across this list of update pauser’s anyone have experience with any of these?

https://www.thewindowsclub.com/free-update-blocker-tools-to-stop-automatic-windows-10-updates

How can a user delay the update beyond the 5? week maximum?

When I updated 3 Win10 pro’s & 1 Win11Pro I delayed update the max to 9/10. Since the advice for consumers [No nuclear codes!] is to delay, instructions would be helpful. One other poster asked this but I saw no response.

Thanks

Is there a printer that does respect user privacy?

Canon looks worse https://global.canon/en/privacy/apps.html

Thanks

Why was .net preview offered on Win10 pc but the non preview version was offered on a nearly identical PC?

Just updated Win10 pro 64 pc ..no problems. The PREVIEW edition of .net Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64 (KB5013887)..Since it was a preview, I didn’t install it.

When I updated a similar PC the non-preview, 2022-06 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64 (KB5013887), was offered. I accepted and it showed downloading and installing going forward…but after installation, the .net updated was not shown in the history..only 2022-06 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 21H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5014699) showed up. The latest .net installation was 2022-05 installed 6/4. No clue what happened with .net 2022-6 that was supposedly installed.

Win 11 Pro No problems. I installed May update 6/4 and paused updates till 7/11. A few days later, HP updates to sound card and processor or some such were offered and I went with them. The HP update process must have removed the pause because then this showed up: July 2022-06 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 for x64-based Systems (KB5014697)  I went ahead and installed with no negative side effects seen and noted in calendar to pause updates in early July. The takeaway is to not install PC specific updates until the monthly install cycle because it could cancel the update pause.

I’m waiting and watching before installing July updates on 3 Win 10’s.

Wondering if Microsoft fixes issues with this update or waits till next update cycle. Guessing the latter.

HP Win11 64 pro laptop

I installed May update 6/4 and paused updates till 7/11. A few days ago, HP updates to sound card and processor or some such were offered and I went with them. The HP update process must have removed the pause because today this showed up: July 2022-06 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 for x64-based Systems (KB5014697)  I went ahead and installed with no negative side effects seen and noted in calendar to pause updates in early July.

The takeaway is to not install PC specific updates until the monthly install cycle.