New Windows 10 Updates Causing Serious Problems

Windows 10 has been getting a lot right lately. After infuriating many with forceful and increasingly sneaky upgrade tactics, Microsoft MSFT -7.22%’s massive Windows 10 ‘Anniversary Update’ restored some faith with a lorry load of great new features. But now problems have struck again after two new Windows 10 automatic updates began causing serious errors…

April updates ‘KB3147461’ and ‘KB3147458’ are at the centre of the controversy. Just after their release Microsoft started an official thread for users to give feedback on the pair and it has since been flooded by nearly 900 responses spread across 88 pages.

Users cite a huge range of issues since installing the updates, including:

• Continuous crash loops (PCs installing the updates, restarting, reinstalling them and restarting ad infinitum)
• Broken apps (Windows Store, Calculator, Photo Gallery, Messaging, Alarms, Solitaire, etc)
• Star Menu crashes
• ‘Critical Error’ pop-ups
• Bluescreens of death