Windows 10 borked after updating

Hello all,

I have an old laptop, aGateway MX6959. I have windows 10 installed on this machine and it runs great on Version 1607 (OS Build 14393.2212). After updating to any version since this build, my computer is messed up and a lot of stuff doesn't work. The internet does work and the device manager is a mess. The latest update to mess it up is Version 1803 (OS Build 17134.112).

Current Version



After Update Version



Some shots of my device manager are included.



Is there a reason why Windows 10 works fine as is, but one it updates it has all these problems? I recognize the computer is old and if its one of those "it is what it is" situations where its to old to proceed with windows 10, than so be it.

Thanks.

dalchina said:

With each new build of Win 10, a new set of drivers is installed. Those may not include exactly the same drivers as used in the previous build at the lowest level. Therefore there is a probability of incompatibility.

Thanks for the reply. I suspected that something along this line might have happened.

dalchina said:

I suggest you may need to stay with the older build. To be honest, if that works for you, there's little real functional benefit in using a later build, and 1803 is a relatively buggy and problematic release.

I think this is really my only option and it has been running fine. I found a tool that microsoft makes that prevents Windows from installing their major updates, you just have to run it each time an new update is released.

dalchina said:

Stop Windows 10 Updates Properly and Completely
here's one..

And this may be of interest:
Windows Update Minitool (free) - rather good.

If you have Home, you have less control, Pro gives a lot more, but in your case, you need to stop anything and stay with a given older build.

Thanks. I'll check those out.