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Latest Windows 10 Update Breaks PowerShell (infoworld.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the broken-features dept.

whoever57 writes: According to a report via InfoWorld, the latest Windows 10 update [KB 3176934] breaks Desired State Configuration (DSC) functionality in PowerShell. Some things that were broken in the prior update, such as support of many webcams and a freeze issue, don't appear to have been fixed in this update. Windows PowerShell Blog reported last night: "Due to a missing .MOF file in the build package, the update breaks DSC. All DSC operations will result in an 'Invalid Property' error. If you are using DSC from or on any Windows client, take the following steps: Uninstall the update if already installed [...]; If using WSUS, do not approve the update. Otherwise, Use Group Policy to set the 'Configure Automatic Updates' to '2 -- Notify for download and notify for install' [...] A fix for this issue will be included in the next Windows update which is due out 8/30/2016."

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  1. Re:Latest W10 update breaks by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Permanent headline?

    It's not going to end you know.

  2. Soon: One last update to end all misery by skaag · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Mark my words: The day will come when an update from Microsoft will nuke the Windows installation beyond repair. ISPs will suddenly see a massive drop in traffic. Downloads and streaming will suddenly be super fast for everybody else. Spam, Ransomware, DDoS Bots and Trojans will vanish from the planet for 24 to 48 hours until people reinstall Windows on their machines and will access infected sites, get infected again... and the whole thing will start all over again :-)

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    1. Re:Soon: One last update to end all misery by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      They did say that Windows 10 is going to be the last version of Windows.

      If they keep this up, then maybe enough people will dump Windows to make that a reality!

    2. Re:Soon: One last update to end all misery by Gr8Apes · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Aren't you a ray of fucking sunshine

      He is. For many of us, such an event would be a major positive development.

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  3. Re:There's a better fix for this... by FlyHelicopters · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How to fix your PC: http://www.ubuntu.com/download...

    How do I run MS Office and Adobe CC on that?

  4. All or nothing forced updates by Dracos · · Score: 4, Insightful

    This is the latest demonstration of why the all-or-nothing forced updates coming in October are a terrible idea.

  5. Bountiful Bashing, Batman! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Score:-1 Flamebait

    I was going to come here and post a comment about how installing WSUS for mere power users has turned out to be a great idea yet again (I've done it for myself and the time spent manually approving updates is well worth it) but first I have to scroll past the stupid comments:

    I guess BASH was put in just in time, eh?

    What a complete disaster.

    Bash still works perfectly fine, so all real IT guys and teams will be fine.

    Mark my words: The day will come when an update from Microsoft will nuke the Windows installation beyond repair. ISPs will suddenly see a massive drop in traffic. Downloads and streaming will suddenly be super fast for everybody else. Spam, Ransomware, DDoS Bots and Trojans will vanish from the planet for 24 to 48 hours until people reinstall Windows on their machines and will access infected sites, get infected again... and the whole thing will start all over again :-)

    How to fix your PC: http://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

    This is why I hate going to Slashdot. Not the factually incorrect articles, not the summaries needing proofreading, not the occasional "advertising". It's the asshole users.

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  6. Please sue Microsoft already by brxndxn · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Anyone that attempts to sue Microsoft is a hero, IMO. Their business model is basically to piss off users and waste peoples' time.

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    1. Re:Please sue Microsoft already by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

      "Because the defendant has demonstrated a clear and blatant history of low quality, problem-riddled products, and of generally pissing off users, the plaintiff had no reasonable expectation that a mandatory update would permit the computer equipment to continue to function. Case dismissed."

  7. Re:There's a better fix for this... by FlyHelicopters · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Many people replied, most were just silly MS hate...

    The suggestion of Wine is not a useful one, running applications like Office and Adobe CC in an emulator (or whatever you want to call it) vs the native OS is not likely to be a great experience.

    Why bother, when Windows works fine?

    The MS hate here is silly, Windows has issues, but so does Linux, neither are perfect...