Cumulative Update KB3194496 for Windows 10 PC Build 14393.222 Insider

This is the third in the row when after succesfully updating shutting down computer led to BSOD with "irql less then equal" message.

kado897 said:

Yes I have this problem on release preview. I and several others posted about the problem on the insider hub so why the hell was this released to the public.

Microsoft Community

On the 3rd page of that post , they say they identified the issue yesterday and the appropriate Team was working on the fix.... so I guess they think it is fixed ? One computer here had a black screen for about 5 mins after the reboot but I just waited patiently and it eventually came up as normal.


KB

Hi Guys,....


I am not an insider here, but did receive the Cumulative update on two home computers with in the past hour.

Installed with no problems on both computers, but I was a little nervous, when the update hung at 90 %, for what seemed like a long period.

Currently at 14393.222

And I understand this has probably been posted, but this is what it fixes:

This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update. Key changes include:

• Improved reliability of the Windows Update Agent, shared drives, virtual private network (VPN), clustering, HTTP downloads, Internet Explorer 11, Hyper-V platform, multimedia playback, and Microsoft Edge.
• Improved performance of push and local notifications, Hyper-V platform, and some social media websites using Microsoft Edge.
• Addressed issue where mapping a drive from an elevated command prompt doesn’t work with administrator credentials.
• Addressed issue causing movies that were ripped using the transport stream (.ts) format to play without sound in Windows Media Player and the Xbox One Media Player app.
• Addressed issue causing the Movies & TV app on the Xbox to stop working when attempting to play content that was just purchased from the Store.
• Addressed issue where ActiveX can't be installed using the ActiveX Installer Service (AXIS) in Internet Explorer 11.
• Addressed issue causing “Print all linked documents” to not work in Internet Explorer 11.
• Improved reliability of downloading and updating games.
• Addressed issue preventing some users from changing the default download location in Windows 10 Mobile.
• Addressed issue causing unnecessary notifications about fixing Microsoft account in Windows 10 Mobile.
• Addressed additional issues with multimedia, Windows kernel, Windows shell, enterprise security, storage file system, Remote Desktop, core platform, Hyper-V platform, Windows Update for Business, display kernel, near field communication (NFC), input and composition, Bluetooth, Microsoft Lync 2010 compatibility, Windows Storage API, app registration, Trusted Platform Module, Group Policy, Internet Explorer 11, virtual private network (VPN), BitLocker, wireless networking, datacenter networking, Cortana, PowerShell, Active Directory, connection manager and data usage, Access Point Name (APN) database, Microsoft Edge, Windows Recovery Environment, file clustering, Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, audio playback settings, DShow Bridge, app compatibility, licensing, cloud infrastructure, domain name system (DNS) server, network controller, USB barcode reader, and Adobe Flash Player.

For more information about the complete list of affected files, see KB3194496.

I posted earlier that the reason for the "insider" rather than general focus of this update may be to gather telemetry - a head count on insiders running 14393 - if they are eligible to receive this update then they are presumably "happily" running slow or Insider preview ring versions.

If they are Insiders on 14393, and ineligible for the update, then there is a likelihood that they have remained Insiders, but have opted out of fast ring build updates for a time, and presumably have reverted to the official 1607, while the recent fast ring builds are being rejected as unstable, or unusable, with the deadline for the builds to timeout being the 1st/2nd October.

This might have been the case for me and Berton as my thread in the Insider forum details, had we not found a workaround.

It's coming to my computer through WU at this moment.

waltc said:

...BTW, I've noticed that when an update like this fails that Win10 will *not* try to force a repeat of the failed upgrade *unless* the user actively clicks the "Check for Updates" button on the Updates Tab in settings--at which time the automatic nix on the failed update will be overridden and the same update will try again to install--and the same thing will happen, most likely. So if you don't want the failed update to automatically reinstall, simply do not click on the "Check for Updates" button and it won't...

I was offered the update (not an Insider anymore) - installed but would not take, rolled back system to 14393.187.

I did, however, click on 'Check for Updates' & it DID NOT show up again. Apparently, it had automatically checked updates even before i clicked on it myself (in the time between trying to install, rollback & restore/restart)

I also ran Windows Update MiniTool & it DID show up as available for download & install but i hide it.

I guess I was lucky, I don't go in for any insider stuff. It came through on Windows update and both my machines took it fine. But the whole thing is a shambolic mess. They are pushing way too much stuff too quickly. It's no wonder people are having problems. I don't know what is up with MS, Nvidia and Apple (with their bug riddled iOS) at the mo pushing update after update as if it's for show or bragging rights. But as Doogie said the right hand doesn't seem to know what the left is doing. Not really enjoying playing Russian Roulette with my expensive PC every week.

I just got the update on my PC, it downloaded it automatically so it was out of my control..just wanted to be sure it was OK to reboot the PC and install it..am waiting for my laptop to download it so I can use it as the guinea pig first, then if it works will install on PC

I'm not in any of the Insider rings at the moment.

I was offered KB3194496 today. The update download, installed to 30%, rebooted, went to 99%, failed, and restored to 14393.187. Multiple times.

I tried a suggestion that I found online, to clear the contents of C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download. (Don't delete the folder itself.) A few files could not be deleted.

That worked. The update completed without a restart. (Strange.) Fingers crossed that there's nothing messed up with this.