Latest Windows 10 update causes serious problems — what you need to know

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This year has not been a adept i for Windows x updates installing with no problems, and it looks like upgrade woes are far from over with the new KB4586781 cumulative update.

Having been pushed out to Windows 10 users in November, the update brings in a suite of security improvements and fixes for Microsoft'due south ever-evolving operating system. But for some uses it's throwing upwards some odd fault letters, declining to install, and freezing laptops.

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One such mistake encountered when applying the update, Windows Latest reported, reads: "Some update files are missing or have problems. We'll endeavour to download the update again afterward. Error lawmaking: (0x8007000d)."

People who've encountered the errors and crashes with the KB4586781 cumulative update take received variations of that message. And others have reported that the update simply takes a long time to install and then throws upwardly an error message.

"Nevertheless stuck on 1909. One 24-hour interval an update will be available for me. It's crazy, Big Sur came out yesterday and my Mac already updated, just my Windows calculator is still waiting on the 2d most recent update," ane Reddit user said.

Merely the update also seems to cause other problems such as messing with user settings, with another Reddit user noting: "Recent Windows update at work pissed me off today by obliterating all user settings, dozens of desktop shortcuts and replacing my user login account every bit though I started information technology from scratch. I decided to only go home and save the crappy solar day for Monday."

Nosotros have the KB4586781 cumulative update installed on a 2018 HP Spectre x360 15, and it now seems to be running fine. However, before it appeared to be installed, the 2-in-1 laptop suddenly blue-screened. Once rebooted, information technology moved onto the standard screen for when Windows ten installs an update before information technology fully boots into the desktop.

We can't say for sure if the update did cause this BSOD, just it seems very likely that the crash wasn't simply a coincidence. And such problems have popped upwardly before on this car when applying a new Windows x update. Luckily, the crash didn't crusade any data loss, merely it was however a nasty thing to deal with mid-mode through a working solar day.

If you are worried nigh such updates, then you tin plough off automated updates or interruption the installation of KB4586781 cumulative update, until a more than stable version is released. Just acquit in mind that the update does employ some important security features to Windows 10, so by not installing the update you could miss out on those.

The whole situation and the fact that other 2020 Windows 10 updates have caused problems, is somewhat of an indication that Microsoft might demand to apply a little more quality command and testing to its futurity Windows 10 updates.

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