1/14/2023 0 Comments Screen snake for windows 10![]() ![]() If you’re running Windows Defender, you’re fine. If you have a reasonably recent version of your antivirus software - updated in the past few weeks - you’ll be fine. Make sure your antivirus is copacetic with this month’s patches. I haven’t heard any loud scream about those patches, so if they’re being offered for your Surface machine, they’re probably OK. Yes, I know Microsoft updated the Surface firmware with patches in January. And we’ve seen the mess created by Intel’s garbage patches, even though they had six months to build and test them. Neither Intel nor AMD have reliable Meltdown/Spectre patches just yet. If your Dell Update or SupportAssist or HP Update Tools or Lenovo System Update or Fujitsu DeskUpdate tool tells you that you absolutely have to have this juicy new version of your machine’s microcode or firmware (BIOS or UEFI update), laugh demonically as you click No Way. I don’t care if they have security certificates from the Vatican. If you want no-brainer patching, get a Chromebook. So it is with no small amount of fear and trepidation that I urge you to take the plunge and get the January patches installed - but use your head about it. Unfortunately, this month, we have the, uh, specter of Spectre breathing down our collective necks. In the normal course of events, I’d just chalk January’s patches up to experience and recommend that you not install them at all - wait for the February patches to roll out and listen for screams as they go through the usual unpaid beta-testing phase. Microsoft released three cumulative updates in January just for you. Can you imagine an autonomous driving system based on Windows?įor those of you who held off installing the December cumulative update for Win10 1709, you should get patched up, in spite of the problems noted above. Just not sure how to boot to recovery media. I’m looking forward to Windows for Pacemakers. Make sure you have that backup ready to get you out of any tight spots, OK? I’ve seen reports of a wide array of additional problems - everything from blue screens to frozen logons to unexplained crashes - but I don’t see any definitive patterns. If you go through the steps in either solution and can’t get your machine going again, it looks like the only solution is to re-install Windows. Microsoft does acknowledge the problem for sites running WSUS update servers, and the solution for admins is bizarre: do not run “automatic repair” but manually delete a registry key. ![]() There’s a very lengthy thread on the Microsoft Answers forum, with a possible manual solution for some people (helps to have a degree in Advanced Microsoft Bugology), but it doesn’t work in all cases. After installing this month’s Win10 cumulative updates (not sure which ones), your computer throws a blue screen when it starts, with the error Inaccessible Boot Device. There’s one other persistent problem with this month’s patches that doesn’t have an easy solution. My suggestion is that you join the vast majority of Win10 customers and use a different browser. Microsoft has also fessed up to bugs in several of the latest Win10 cumulative updates (too many of ‘em to count!), saying:Īfter installing this update, some users may experience issues logging into some websites when using third party account credentials in Microsoft Edge.
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