Windows 10: Cumulative Update KB4089848 Windows 10 v1709 Build 16299.334 - Mar. 22

**IronZorg89** · 22 Mar 2018

To all members of this forum, this is an article worth reading if you have not already:
"Windows Spectre Patches Are Here, But You Might Want to Wait"

https://www.howtogeek.com/346465/win...-want-to-wait/

**RingTailCoon** · 22 Mar 2018

Aaaaaaaaand another pathythingy...

Oh well... Installed as usual, if we haven't other things to do, eh, MS?!

**Clintlgm** · 22 Mar 2018

Manually installed on 2 desktop and one Notebook, no obvious issues

**simrick** · 22 Mar 2018

storageman said:

I'm not even going to look for it. I really don't have time for this !

**jamis** · 22 Mar 2018

I suppose it could be worse. I have an Android tablet and literally every day there are multiple Google related updates that download. The process sucks the CPU dry, gobbles up all of the WiFi bandwidth, and renders the tablet useless while the updates are being done. I've started leaving the tablet turned on 24/7 and plugged into the charging cord just so I don't have to put up with the mess when I go to use it. Even then, it will download an update or two while I try to use it.

**ddelo** · 22 Mar 2018

Came up on WU...installation went smoothly. No apparent issues, so far. :)

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**Bree** · 22 Mar 2018

storageman said:

I'm not even going to look for it. I really don't have time for this !

simrick said:

Obviously neither of you use Windows Defender Exploit Protection. I've been waiting for this one all month, couldn't come soon enough as far as I'm concerned. It turned this major SNAFU with the wrong text appearing all over the place....

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...into this, all present and correct.

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**jamis** · 22 Mar 2018

Hi Bree: I don't use WD and the .309 update turned it on and screwed up Norton Internet Security running properly. Then W10 posted a Notification Center message that the system had an antivirus protection issue. Look at all of the revenue all of those MS certified techs are generating for their employers. Another day, another update.

**simrick** · 22 Mar 2018

Bree said:

Obviously neither of you use Windows Defender Exploit Protection. I've been waiting for this one all month, couldn't come soon enough as far as I'm concerned. It turned this major SNAFU with the wrong text appearing all over the place....

...into this, all present and correct.

Nope, Defender is not good enough. But, glad it got things sorted for you.

Just tried installing on a laptop that is 4 days into an in-place repair install and clean as a whistle:

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This is why I am banging my head.

**Bree** · 22 Mar 2018

Bree said:

Obviously neither of you use Windows Defender Exploit Protection....

simrick said:

Nope, Defender is not good enough...

Actually if you have Defender you are using exploit protection - it's turned on by default. AFAIK replacing Defender real-time protection with another AV doesn't turn off exploit protection. To be strictly accurate, what I should have said is that you haven't looked at its settings yet. When you do it will be total garbage in 16299.309, as per my first screenshot.

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