Updates breaking network connection & sound

I'm running Windows 10 Home, version 1803, build 17134523.

The last 2 updates, KB4023057 and KB4100347, have both resulted in my having no network connection and no sound on my laptop after these updates have been installed on restart. I am able to repair both by running the Windows diagnostics.

Has anyone else had this issue? I'm glad it's an easy fix, but it's a little inconvenient, and it's a bit of a white knuckle thing as I sit and hope the repair works, and then breathe a sigh of relief when it does.

I'm also running HitmanPro Alert, in which I have disabled some features because my laptop was having episodes of bogging down. The troubleshooting there is going to take some time, but so far I think the features I have disabled have dealt with the problems there.

The wireless is Broadcom, the ethernet and sound are Realtek.

I suspect I might need driver updates for these. (I don't like updating drivers, had a bad experience with an incompatible sound driver many years ago. Fortunately, I was able to roll back to a previous driver.)

Thank you. My laptop is by HP, and it has an "assistant" that checks for updates. Hopefully it would steer me towards drivers that are compatible with what is installed. I don't know if computer and laptop manufacturers still make modifications to parts such that drivers from the parts manufacturer's website would end up not working. That's how I got burned many years ago. I think it was an HP computer then, too.

Anyway, thank you for your response. I had been wondering if this was an issue with these Windows updates in particular, but it looks like it isn't a widespread thing.

My laptop hasn't been inclined to look for 1809 yet. I'm not going to rush the process!

Thank you, I'll take a look at that tutorial. Very helpful. I wish Windows Update had made it easier to disable that without having to modify the registry.

I'll mark the thread solved.

Thanks again!