Affected Windows component
Applications Problems Caused by Windows Updates
The archive contains 7 documented Windows update incidents affecting Applications. Browse the timeline below for symptoms, severity, source-backed details, and whether Microsoft shipped a fix.
6 entries with KB numbers ยท reported across 4 years
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Applications incident timeline
OneDrive update installs another Photos app because one apparently wasn't enough
Windows decides your networking software isn't properly credentialed, cuts its connections
DRM playback dead, legacy printing broken, MSI repairs fail
Apps hang on launch, WSUS broken, SMB copies crawl
.NET 3.5 apps broken, Trend Micro stops scanning
Apps crash with 0xc0000135, Sophos causes BSODs
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- Boot 26
- File Explorer 26
- Windows Update 25
- Networking 23
- BSOD 20
- Enterprise 13
- Installation 12
- Performance 11
- Taskbar 11
- Display 10
- Start Menu 9
- VPN 9
- BitLocker 8
- Gaming 8
- Remote Desktop 8
- System Stability 8
- Active Directory 7
- Applications 7
- SMB 7
- Wi-Fi 7
- OpenSSH 6
- OneDrive 5
- Printing 5
- Windows Server 5
- WSUS 5
- Bluetooth 4
- Cloud Storage 4
- Desktop 4
- Dual Boot 4
- Hibernation 4
- Hyper-V 4
- Kerberos 4
- Linux 4
- Outlook 4
- Security 4
- SSD 4
- Storage 4
- USB 4
- .NET 3
- Antivirus 3
- Audio 3
- Citrix 3
- Domain Controllers 3
- DRM 3
- File Sharing 3
- Input Devices 3
- Login 3
- Secure Boot 3
- Shutdown 3
- Sleep 3
- Task Manager 3
- Video Playback 3
- Virtual Machines 3
- Windows Recovery 3
- Windows Search 3