14 DAY TRIAL // One of the updates that Microsoft recently shipped to computers running Windows 10 Insider Preview build 10565 was causing BSODs all of a sudden and, in some cases, made it impossible to boot to the desktop and access files.
We first reported on this issue yesterday morning when the first reports on the issues caused by KB3105208 started reaching the web, but it turns out that this was actually a widespread problem that was eventually acknowledged by Microsoft, too.
Gabriel Aul, head of the Windows Insider program, confirmed the botched update a few hours ago and also revealed that Microsoft had decided to pull KB3105208 completely to prevent more PCs from getting it.
What's more, Aul confirmed that the solution we provided you with yesterday to disable Secure Boot is the only workaround for this problem in case you've already received the update.
“It's affecting Secure Boot enabled devices running the preview build. So others will be affected too, likely including Book,” Aul wrote, explaining that the issue can be encountered basically on any device where Secure Boot is activate. “KB was throttled to zero last night (no longer automatic) and now fully pulled,” he further added.
Use System Restore to recover
And yet, if you have already received the update and disabling Secure Boot doesn't work to help get back to the desktop, using a recovery media to access System Restore and return to a previous state of your computer is another possible workaround.
We're hearing from our readers that doing this is actually the best solution right now, especially because the update has already been pulled, so if you restore your computer, you won't be offered the botched patch once again.
Obviously, before blaming Microsoft for releasing a buggy update, keep in mind that this is only offered to Windows Insider machines, so it's kind of expected to come across issues like that since the purpose of the whole program is to test pre-release software.