Windows 10 update is causing lots of problems including nasty crashes

Date:
Mon, 22 May 2023 10:17:22 +0000

Description:
Blue Screens of Death are making an unwelcome appearance for some whove installed the latest update.

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Windows 10 users are suffering at the hands of some fresh bugs introduced by the latest update for the OS from Microsoft.

That would be KB5026361, the cumulative update for Windows 10 for May, which was released a couple of weeks back, and appears to be causing a bunch of glitches and more serious problems.

In the serious category we can file some Reddit users who are complaining on two counts of the patch bricking their PC, and also reports of Blue Screen of Death (BSoD) crashes post-update.

Some of those BSoDs offer up an error that reads Process1 Initialization Failed and as Neowin , which spotted this, explains, this seemingly occurs
due to the Bootcat.cache file becoming corrupted (or its size having changed since the last time the PC booted).

Other Windows 10 users are encountering a problem thatll sound familiar, no doubt the failure to install the update, often accompanied with a
meaningless error code (such as 0x800f0922 which appears to be one of the
more prevalent occurrences in this case).

On top of that, there are scattered complaints such as someones Windows 10 mouse settings being reset after the update (and some previous updates too, were told).

Others have lodged complaints about bugs with KB5026361 in Microsofts
Feedback Hub , and another report from a Redditor states that their laptops Wi-Fi doesnt work, and that the windows bar is locked (presumably the taskbar is unresponsive) after the update. Analysis: Another update and yet more problems

Given that there are only two reports of bricked PCs, we cant jump to conclusions there could possibly be other issues at play in those instances. Still, its worrying to see such reports, even if this clearly isnt a widespread problem. BSoD crashes are a nasty thing to be happening here, too.

Its not surprising to see installation failures with the cumulative update
for May, as this bugbear is one Microsoft just cant seem to shake, in Windows 11 as well as Windows 10.

As for the Process1 Initialization Failed problem, Neowin does point out that Microsoft has a cure for that particular error though the catch is that its for Windows 7 officially (via an old support document ).

The method suggests booting with a Windows installation USB drive, then deleting the problematic Bootcat.cache file, before restarting the PC. Were not sure thats a good idea, though and certainly not something for those
less confident with PCs to try but more tech-savvy types could always
attempt it as a last resort if desperate.

Hopefully, Microsoft will be looking into these issues, and fixes will be implemented as needed. Although these days, we get the sense that Microsoft
is focusing far more on Windows 11 than Windows 10, what with the latter getting no more features from now on (save for, perhaps, the odd very minor tweak ).

Still, on the brighter side, no more features should mean fewer bugs being introduced in theory, anyway.



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/news/windows-10-update-is-causing-lots-of-problems-i ncluding-nasty-crashes


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