Windows 10 bug forces Microsoft to recall updates

Due to a bug in reference to ClickOnce functions, Microsoft is now withdrawing a number of updates that have been distributed in latest months. At the identical time, the Redmond firm is making a brand new replace obtainable that’s supposed to repair the issue.

Bug in ClickOnce functions

ClickOnce is a Microsoft deployment expertise that permits builders to create Windows-based functions and distribute them over the web or their very own networks. The Windows 10 bug might trigger customers to be prompted to set up an utility that’s already put in and trusted.

Using the “Known-Issue-Rollback” function constructed into fashionable variations of Windows, Microsoft has withdrawn the updates that might have triggered the bug. The KIR function restores PCs to the state they have been in earlier than the now-withdrawn patches have been put in. Specifically, two Windows updates are affected: one launched in July (KB5028244), the opposite as a part of Patch Day in August. Microsoft has confirmed the bug in a publish on the Windows Release Health Dashboard.

The KIR was launched on August 14, whereas supply of the buggy replace was stopped on August 14 and changed with a bug-free model. Affected Windows customers shouldn’t have to do something; thanks to KIR, Windows carries out these steps by itself. All that’s required is an web connection. However, it may well take up to 24 hours till the brand new replace is put in.

These Windows 10 variations are affected:

• Windows 10 model 22H2
• Windows 10 model 21H2

This article was translated from German to English and initially appeared on pcwelt.de.

Author: Kris Wallburg, Redakteur