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Microsoft Telling Users To Uninstall Bad Patch

Posted by Soulskill on from the but-thanks-for-testing-it dept.

msm1267 writes "Microsoft announced last night that it has stopped pushing a security update originally released on Patch Tuesday because the fix is causing some PCs to blue-screen. Microsoft recommends users uninstall the patch, which is also causing compatibility issues with some endpoint security software. MS13-036 was part of this week's Patch Tuesday update. It addressed three vulnerabilities in the Windows Kernel-Mode Driver, which if exploited could allow an attacker to elevate their privileges on a compromised machine. Users began reporting issues earlier this week with some systems failing to recover from restarts, or applications failing to load, after the patch was installed."

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  1. Points at Microsoft by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    Hideki!

    1. Re:Points at Microsoft by Chris+Mattern · · Score: 1, Funny

      Hideki!

      Chi!

  2. Re:Reminds me of another patch . . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hello. My name is Anonymous Coward. You killed my network connection. Prepare to die.

  3. Re:Here's how to uninstall it.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I thought it was:

    • 0) unlock secure boot
    • 1) reboot to FreeDOS
    • 2) format C: /q
    • 3) install another OS

    Windows 8 itself is the "patch" no?

  4. Re:Here's how to uninstall it.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    How is that easier than navigating through four dozen menus and dialogs of advanced options? I really don't understand you command-line people.

  5. Re:Reminds me of another patch . . . by Endo13 · · Score: 3, Funny

    STOP SAYING THAT!

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    There is no -1 Disagree mod. Slashdot.org/faq defines mod options. USE IT.
  6. Re:Here's how to uninstall it.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You missed the whoosh step.

  7. Re:Windows versions affected by Dins · · Score: 5, Funny

    How much code from Windows XP is still used in Windows 8??

    You know how chimpanzees share something like 98% of their DNA with humans? It's like that...

  8. Re:Here's how to uninstall it.. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Have you tried turning it off and then on again?