He didn't mention anywhere in the post that he actually paid the scammer...

Ouch

Do a netstat -an on the machine you intend to RDP to - do you see TCP 3389 listening?

Seems to be an issue with certain onboard NICS - essentially wiping out wireless functionality as well.

The only workaround that works so far is to disable the NIC in the BIOS and apply the CU.

My post on this thread might be of some assistance with your problem I lost connection to the internet after creators update

I've been involved with a couple of threads over at the Microsoft Community forums. The common link here seems to be an issue with Broadcom 440x 10/100 wired ethernet adapters which also seems to...

Same issue here - also prevents wired ethernet adapters from functioning. Using a MediaTek USB 802.11n wireless adapter and wired is a Broadcom 440x. Both devices are functioning correctly...

Exactly the same issue here, however I'm running a Broadcom 440x ethernet adapter. Any ideas as to which BIOS setting is changed that resolves the issue?

Many thanks