The latest Windows 10 updates are causing more serious issues
KB4532693 and KB4524244 are the new culprits
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Windows 10is once again experiencing serious issues due to a recent batch of updates – this time the problematic updates are KB4532693 and KB4524244, which were released on ‘Patch Tuesday’, February 11.
Windows 10KB4532693 was supposed to be an important security update, however people who have it installed are complaining that Windows 10 is booting up with a default Start menu and desktop – any shortcuts or customization they’ve applied have disappeared.
AsWindows Latest has found, this is because Windows 10 is booting with a temporary user profile which removes shortcuts and icons from the desktop and Start menu.
It appears the only way to fix this is to uninstall the update.
This update is also in some extreme cases preventing some PCs from booting correctly – and again the solution appears to be to uninstall the update.
Yet another broken update
Microsoftalso released a second update – KB4524244 – for some PCs on Patch Tuesday, and unfortunately that also has been causing problems.
Apparently, someHPcomputers are failing to boot, and the issue could be due to the ‘Sure Start Secure Boot Key Protection’.
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As one user found out, turning off the feature fixes the issue. It seems the update, which addresses third party boot managers, is having problems with HP’s implementation.
The fact that Microsoft didn’t check with HP, one of the biggest PC makers in the world, to check that the update would work with HP’s software is both alarming and frustrating, and it now seems like it is causing customers a lot of grief.
Both these updates join a long list ofproblematic patches that Microsoft has released for Windows 10that continue to both annoy and baffle its customers.
Matt is TechRadar’s Managing Editor for Core Tech, looking after computing and mobile technology. Having written for a number of publications such as PC Plus, PC Format, T3 and Linux Format, there’s no aspect of technology that Matt isn’t passionate about, especially computing and PC gaming. He’s personally reviewed and used most of the laptops in our best laptops guide - and since joining TechRadar in 2014, he’s reviewed over 250 laptops and computing accessories personally.
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