Windows 1. 0 update triggers reboot glitch for some users. Forcing Windows updates may not be such a good idea after all. But KB3. 08. 14. 24 is proving itself to be buggy. After the update fails to install properly the first time around, Windows 1. But since the update is automated and forced, Windows tries to install it again after rebooting, causing a loop of reboots for some users. Writer Adrian Kingsley- Hughes of CNET sister site ZDNet wrote about his travails trying to install the update on Sunday and getting stuck in a series of reboots. I installed the update on Sunday, but it ran smoothly on my Windows 1. Lenovo laptop. So as usual, the problem seems to affect only a certain percentage of users. The glitch points out an inherent flaw in Microsoft's new policy of mandating that updates be installed in Windows 1. In previous versions of Windows, you had the choice of opting to have updates installed automatically or installing them yourself, or not installing them at all. So the control was in your hands. But for Windows 1. Microsoft made the decision to force updates on users, so each update is going to install whether you want it or not. This policy is clearly designed to try to protect users by making sure all Windows 1. PCs have the latest bug fixes and security patches. The problem, as seen in this case, is that some updates themselves are buggy. So forcing updates on Windows 1. On a Microsoft Windows forum, other users wrote about their trouble trying to install the update. 1 - 48 bit Bios Support. As you can see by the above image. How to enable 48-bit Logical Block Addressing support for ATAPI disk drives in Windows XP. One user said the update fails and the PC reboots every single time. Another person tried to manually install the update rather than waiting for Windows to install it but ran into the same glitch. Windows NT 4.0 Large HDD Information. Introduction: I see a lot of people having trouble installing NT 4.0 on large Hard Disk Drives. Windows NT on a Large IDE. Windows 10 introduces quite a few improvements over its. How to Use Windows 10’s Storage Settings to Free Hard Drive. Solid State Drives; Windows PCs. Windows 10's file management tool. See Windows Updates & Patch Tuesday FAQ for answers to other common questions, including 'Does Microsoft test these updates before they push them out?'. The cause of the problem, according to a Saturday article from Forbes, is a bad entry in the Registry, which is the viewable and editable database for virtually all key Windows settings. After failing, the initial installation writes a bad entry to the Registry that prevents further attempts to reinstall the update correctly. Forbes suggests a workaround to the problem, which is also documented on the Windows forum thread. The temporary fix involves deleting certain keys in the Registry to get rid of the bad entry and then letting the update try again. Those of you skilled and comfortable working with the Registry may be fine attempting this procedure, making sure that you back up the associated Registry keys before you delete them. Those of you not familiar or comfortable working with the Registry should probably hold off until Microsoft comes out with an official fix. Microsoft did not immediately response to CNET's request for comment.
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