14 DAY TRIAL // KB3038314 is one of the botched Windows updates that Microsoft released as part of the April 2015 Patch Tuesday, and although it appears to be causing issues to quite a big number of users, it seems that the company is in no rush to fix it.
A 33-page thread on Microsoft Community forums confirms that this is a widespread problem, and despite all reports, the software giant remained completely tight-lipped on what exactly causes the issue and why users cannot install the update.
But the company has silently rolled out an updated version of the patch to Windows users, so in case you're still experiencing problems when trying to deploy KB3038314, make sure you have a look at Windows Update and install all available updates.
Quietly rolled out on April 22
What's very interesting is that the revised patch was rolled out on April 22, at least that's what the official page of KB3038314 says.
“Updated bulletin to inform customers running Internet Explorer on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 that the 3038314 update on the Microsoft Download Center was updated on April 22, 2015. Microsoft recommends that customers who installed the 3038314 update prior to April 22 should reinstall the update to be fully protected from the vulnerabilities discussed in this bulletin,” an update posted on April 30 reads.
But users are still experiencing the very same problem, according to their posts in the aforementioned thread, and many haven't even received the new update.
Obviously, this is becoming a much more serious problem than Microsoft can handle on such a short notice, so an updated version of the patch could be released on May 11, when the company ships this month's Patch Tuesday bulletins.
In the meantime, there are two available solutions for those still having trouble with this bulletin: check Windows Update for new patches or hide KB3038314 until the next Patch Tuesday, when another version could ship.