Kick
Active Member
Apparently the August 2014 Windows update for Windows 7 and 8.1 MS14-045 is faulty and Microsoft recommend uninstalling it. I found out about this from an article in a computer magazine I read. The article pointed me to the appropriate Microsoft web page to find out more (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2982791). If I had not read the magazine I would not have known as the problems that some have experienced seem not to have manifested themselves on my Windows 7 desktop.
The procedure that Microsoft recommend to remove the update is somewhat complicated and, as it involves registry editing, not without risk for the average computer user. As my system so far seems not affected, I am inclined to leave things as they are in the hope that Microsoft will soon release a fix. Microsoft themselves do not seem unduly concerned as they have have made little effort to make the general public aware of the problem - it is only by chance that I came across the report and I guess most computer users will be completely unaware.
I would be interested in any comments and advice from the experts on this forum. Thank you.
The procedure that Microsoft recommend to remove the update is somewhat complicated and, as it involves registry editing, not without risk for the average computer user. As my system so far seems not affected, I am inclined to leave things as they are in the hope that Microsoft will soon release a fix. Microsoft themselves do not seem unduly concerned as they have have made little effort to make the general public aware of the problem - it is only by chance that I came across the report and I guess most computer users will be completely unaware.
I would be interested in any comments and advice from the experts on this forum. Thank you.