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Windows 10 Automatic Updates Causing Serious New Problems

Well here comes trouble. With just two days to go before release Windows 10's controversial automatic update system has struck again and this time it is arguably even more serious… Following the Nvidia debacle, over the weekend Windows 10 pushed KB3074681 to Windows Insiders running Windows 10 Build 10240. This is presumed to be the same build as the final release consumers and businesses will receive on Wednesday. KB3074681 had no detailed information about what it contained but as it was classified as a "security" patch it installed immediately and without warning to all versions of Windows 10 (Home, Pro and Enterprise) then promptly caused Windows Explorer to crash for a number of users.

For the layman, Windows Explorer is not to be confused with the Internet Explorer web browser. Windows Explorer is the core file navigation system fundamental to using Windows. Without it you're in big trouble. And what could you do to prevent the KB3074681 bug problems with Windows 10's mandatory update policy? Nothing. This was highlighted by affected users who tried to uninstall the update via Programs and Features > Uninstall as that just caused Explorer to crash again. Explorer also crashed any time a user tried to enable or disable a network adaptor.

Source: Forbes