14 DAY TRIAL // A BSOD glitch that was acknowledged by Microsoft in December has finally been resolved by the software giant with the most recent Windows 10 cumulative update.
The company confirmed on the Windows 10 version 22H2 health dashboard that installing the January 10 updates addresses the BSOD bug that was caused by a previous cumulative update aimed at the operating system.
“After installing KB5021233, some Windows devices might start up to an error (0xc000021a) with a blue screen. Technical note: After installing KB5021233, there might be a mismatch between the file versions of hidparse.sys in c:/windows/system32 and c:/windows/system32/drivers (assuming Windows is installed to your C: drive), which might cause signature validation to fail when cleanup occurs,” Microsoft said back in December.
While the software giant also provided users with a workaround from the very beginning, the full fix is included in the latest cumulative update for Windows 10.
The update is KB5022282, and given it went live on Patch Tuesday, it’s pushed automatically to all devices running Windows 10 version 22H2, as it also includes security fixes.
According to Microsoft, the BSOD was affecting all Windows 10 versions still getting support, including not only the aforementioned version 22H2, but also 21H2, 21H1, and 20H2.
Windows 10 continues to be Microsoft’s most popular operating system version right now, despite the release of Windows 11. The updated system requirements that are bundled with Windows 11 forced many users to stick with Windows 10, as they’re devices aren’t eligible for the upgrade to the new version.
Microsoft will continue to support Windows 10 until October 2025, but needless to say, given the full focus is already on Windows 11, users sticking with this operating system are rather unlikely to receive major updates in the coming year, as the new feature updates will mostly include smaller refinements.