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Davidk03
This is both a complaint about, and request for how to fix/recognise, an issue involving confusing update messaging by Microsoft.
I'm using windows 10-2004 on a desktop. Migrated from windows 7 4 months ago.
Recently there were media advisories about an out-of-band emergency patch for remote code execution (RCE) bugs issued by microsoft. I checked my updates, PC was up-to-date, nothing outstanding: screenshot.
I use windows defender, and it's not listed in the defender intelligence updates either.
And a few days later, reports of system issues with that patch (see https://betanews.com/2020/10/17/windows-10-kb4579311-cumulative-update-problems/), with a recommendation to remove the patch is there any issues.
Confused? Very. So I checked a guru friend who provide me with a powershell/get hotfix method of checking for the existence of this specific KB in a list. And sure enough, there was KB4579311, Screenshot:
installed at the time of the monthly patches: just not listed in the update history. The sort of tool used to find it isn't normally one that a user would be aware of. One can only assume it's part of one of the KB's that are listed for the patches date 13/14 Oct, but who would know???
So, how in heaven is a user expected to be able to manage a KB removal that exists but isn't in the history?? Crazy. Is there a common updates configuration that can be applied in the settings pages that will give this sort of detail without resorting the special tools???
Windows 7 had a much better method of showing what KB's were installed . . . . pity MS could not do it that way for win10. At least it was accessible, effective and informative.
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I'm using windows 10-2004 on a desktop. Migrated from windows 7 4 months ago.
Recently there were media advisories about an out-of-band emergency patch for remote code execution (RCE) bugs issued by microsoft. I checked my updates, PC was up-to-date, nothing outstanding: screenshot.
I use windows defender, and it's not listed in the defender intelligence updates either.
And a few days later, reports of system issues with that patch (see https://betanews.com/2020/10/17/windows-10-kb4579311-cumulative-update-problems/), with a recommendation to remove the patch is there any issues.
Confused? Very. So I checked a guru friend who provide me with a powershell/get hotfix method of checking for the existence of this specific KB in a list. And sure enough, there was KB4579311, Screenshot:
installed at the time of the monthly patches: just not listed in the update history. The sort of tool used to find it isn't normally one that a user would be aware of. One can only assume it's part of one of the KB's that are listed for the patches date 13/14 Oct, but who would know???
So, how in heaven is a user expected to be able to manage a KB removal that exists but isn't in the history?? Crazy. Is there a common updates configuration that can be applied in the settings pages that will give this sort of detail without resorting the special tools???
Windows 7 had a much better method of showing what KB's were installed . . . . pity MS could not do it that way for win10. At least it was accessible, effective and informative.
Continue reading...