Microsoft Telling Users To Uninstall Bad Patch 154
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."
Reminds me of another patch . . . (Score:5, Interesting)
Microsoft put out years ago which killed ones network connection.
The solution? Go back to Microsoft's site to get the updated patch.
Erm, yeah. Great idea. You kill my network connection then want me to go back to your site to fix the issue.
So much for the vaunted "best and brightest" following standard project processes such as TESTING.
Why I never auto-install updates (Score:5, Interesting)
I set Windows Update to notify and download updates, but never to auto-install them. I also usually hold updates a few days before installing. Use the same policy with my Linux boxes and have never run into problems.
Windows versions affected (Score:3, Interesting)