Cumulative Update KB4088776 Windows 10 v1709 Build 16299.309 - Mar. 13

installed and restarted
so far everything is working

All went smoothly here. Disk Clean-up took a long time, but not unusually so.

Comparing the rate of replies here to the similar threads for the 1703, 1607, et. al. 18-03 cumulative updates, we must all be on 1709 now :)

Not Myself said:

Scary install, with a nice recovery:

1. I noticed that the update for Defender AntiVirus was pending, so left the room.

2. Returned, saw update still pending, discovered that computer was locked up.

3. With trepidation, shut down and restarted computer; after the expected gyrations, chose to have Windows 10 reloaded normally.

4. Next thing that I saw, after expected black screens, etc. was that the update was at 100% , and working. Knowing that that was impossible, having never seen the first part of the update (where you get a restart at around 32%,) I left room to await further steps.

5. Came back, found that the update install had, somehow, started again (assuming that the previous 100% report was about the install,) and was nearing the restart at approximately 32%.

6. Left, came back, computer was at lock screen. Somewhat dreading what I might find, I entered my password, and waited. Desktop appeared, followed by some unusual reloadings of all the desktop icons. I waited until most of the restart was complete before doing anything further.

7 Lastly, checked, and to my relief, found that the update had been successfully installed.

8. Windows Update was checking, eventually found the Antivirus update that had been pending, and that installed.

audentes fortuna iuvat: From Virgil, Aeneid, "fortune favors the bold." I was bold enough (which might well be worded otherwise) to press the power switch, and was favored by forturne.

My computer seeming to have recuperated with no apparent problems caused by the lockup, went to my wife's computer, where the cumulative update worked with no problems.

Scaredy-cat haha! A little MS-trust goes a looooooooooooong way!

Not Myself said:

Dear Bassariscus astutus:

Ah, yes, I am certainly a "Scaredy-cat": As a retired fire chief, college prep school teacher, technical climbing instructor, wilderness canoe and backpacking trip leader, a married man with one now-adult son, user of MS Windows, and other such, I've been in my share (and likely more than my share) of frightening situations.

Sorry! Didn't knew that

Installed the update on four systems in the office without incident so far. Relatively painless.

WEK