14 DAY TRIAL // Earlier today, we told you that one of the updates that Microsoft shipped as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday cycle was causing issues on a number of Windows 7 and 8.1 computers, but it turns out that some older releases are also leading to various problems on some Windows 10 PCs.
Users who posted on Microsoft’s Community forums point out that KB3106932 and KB3105210 updates, neither of which was included in the November 2015 Patch Tuesday cycle, seem to break down Windows Update and are causing a number of apps to work incorrectly on Windows 10.
The problem was first reported on November 2 and is still being experienced by some Windows 10 adopters, but Microsoft is yet to publicly acknowledge it (although we’re pretty sure the company is already looking into reports).
“Start and search no longer working”
One of the users impacted by the problem explains it in detail:
“I use a Surface Pro 3. Windows 10 upgrade not working since KB3106932 and KB3105210 were applied. I was able to uninstall the KB3105210 update; however, when I click the checkbox for the KB3106932 update, there is no ‘uninstall’... What?? Anyone know how to uninstall an update if no option shown? I had no issues before that update. When these 2 went on... my Microsoft Edge uninstalled and disappeared to start... then all kinds of other issues such as start and search not working, etc.”
Both the aforementioned updates are supposed to bring performance improvements on Windows 10, but as one can easily tell, the experience you get after deploying them can hardly be called “an improvement.”
On the other hand, not everyone seems to be affected by these bugs, so it’s pretty clear it isn’t a widespread behavior. Uninstalling the two updates and hiding them to prevent both from being reoffered is pretty much the easiest way to address the problems and stay on the safe side until revised versions or fixes are provided.