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Another problem update.
Published on May 18, 2020 By DrJBHL In Personal Computing

Another problematic update for Windows...with a fix and no, iOS isn't in the cards, just yet.

KB4556799 is the problem causer this time. 

"TechRadar reports several issues that people have flagged on Microsoft Community and answer posts, including the Blue Screen of Death, white screen flickering, system fonts being replaced, systems switching back to S-mode, and Outlook search issues. Windows Latest adds that some people have audio issues as well as the reappearance of the Temporary user profile bug"

There a fix...so if this happens to you, I hope this will be of help

Thanks for sending the link, Hank.   


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on May 18, 2020

Damn, the fix ends in a "Reset This PC"?   Holy crap!

 

Thanks Doc and Hank!

 

on May 18, 2020

I have that update , but don't see any issues from it ............................................. yet ?

on May 18, 2020

Don't worry. Gates is working on a Covid-19 vaccine that will also reset your PC.

on May 18, 2020

No issues here either, not doing that "fix".

on May 18, 2020

BSOD. Now that was fun!  And I have the windows explorer restarting without any reason but one I have found to be if a disk is in sleep mode and I click it, explorer restarts. I've had errors like that & BSOD back in the day when that happend to most users from time to time, but been years, I think, since I've seen it. Have no choice but to try resetting, but thats a 50/50 % in my experience. Shait.

I will first uninstall the patch & then do the reset. Think I've had more success doing that.

I'll be back, eventually...

on May 18, 2020

Hankers

Don't worry. Gates is working on a Covid-19 vaccine that will also reset your PC.

 

on May 18, 2020

The reset seems to have worked. I'm gonna hold off a few days in the future with updates. Not worth the hassle.

on May 18, 2020

Glad the reset worked for you.

on May 18, 2020

Glad this has helped. Thanks again, Hank.   

on May 19, 2020

Thought I was OK just got hit with Win Blue screen 6 times this morning making me restart my PC trying to come on line . finally got to system restore and trying that now and see if tha t will work.. reporting from my cell phone . ill update when done if it works ..

on May 19, 2020

AzDude

Thought I was OK just got hit with Win Blue screen 6 times this morning making me restart my PC trying to come on line . finally got to system restore and trying that now and see if tha t will work.. reporting from my cell phone . ill update when done if it works ..
Good luck. My machine is still working after the blue screeen yesterday, sohopefully I fixed it with a reset - this time.

on May 19, 2020

Restore didn't work got a total windows crash . Windows didn't let me uninstall the bad update .Now Ill have to wipe and reinstall windows and start all over .and have to re install a lot of stuff to get back to my normal. Should be done enough to be back by tomorrow .

So be aware people no one may be safe who installed that update.

on May 19, 2020

I just check my updates KB4556799 was installed on 5/13 and I haven't had any problems. I don't know why it effects different computers.

on May 19, 2020

ALMonty

I just check my updates KB4556799 was installed on 5/13 and I haven't had any problems. I don't know why it effects different computers.

Same here Al, I've got my fingers crossed though, and I did make a restore point before this happed, so hopefully if it does, I can restore, if not, then the good old reinstall....   

on May 19, 2020

Don I just checked my computer made a Restore Point on that day it was installed, but it doesn't tell me if it was before or after the update. Could always go into the update history and uninstall it.

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