Microsoft Pulls Windows 10 KB4524244 Update

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 02/17/2020 09:31 AM | source: bleepingcomputer | 26 comment(s)

Microsoft retracted the KB4524244 security update today, February 15, 2020, from Windows Update after confirming user reports about freezes, boot problems, and installation issues since it was released on February 11.

Update KB4524244 was made available for Windows 10 systems with versions between versions 1607 and 1909. It ensures that the system freezes during installation and that booting is no longer possible. In the statement, Microsoft confirmed that the update is being removed and will not be re-issued. At least until it is fixed.

"You might restart into recovery with 'Choose an option' at the top of the screen with various options or you might restart to your desktop and receive the error 'There was a problem resetting your PC'," Microsoft explains.

Affected platforms
Client	Server
Windows 10, version 1909	Windows Server, version 1909
Windows 10, version 1903	Windows Server, version 1903
Windows 10, version 1809	Windows Server, version 1809/Windows Server 2019
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2019
Windows 10, version 1803	Windows Server, version 1803
Windows 10, version 1709	Windows Server, version 1709
Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2016	Windows Server 2012
Windows 10, version 1607	Windows Server 2016

To help users of affected devices, "the standalone security update, KB4524244 has been removed and will not re-offered from Windows Update, Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) or Microsoft Update Catalog," Microsoft says on the Windows 10 Health Dashboard.

"This does not affect any other update, including Latest Cumulative Update (LCU), Monthly Rollup or Security Only update."

Users who have installed the update and are experiencing issues can follow this procedure to uninstall the update and get rid of the problems:

Select the start button or Windows Desktop Search and type update history and select View your Update history.
On the Settings/View update history dialog window, Select Uninstall Updates.
On the Installed Updates dialog window, find and select KB4524244 and select the Uninstall button.
Restart your device.

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anticupidon

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#5761035 Posted on: 02/17/2020 10:15 AM

The same that caused Windows server 2008 failure at boot?

Crisidelm
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#5761056 Posted on: 02/17/2020 11:17 AM

What did it "address"?
Found on the MS site: "Addresses an issue in which a third-party Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot manager might expose UEFI-enabled computers to a security vulnerability."

asturur
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#5761068 Posted on: 02/17/2020 11:51 AM

i always imagined security patches being a couple of extra if statements to avoid some codepaths. How they can be so messy.

Jagman
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#5761070 Posted on: 02/17/2020 11:59 AM

Installed on the 14th on 1909, no issues (thankfully)

Undying
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#5761072 Posted on: 02/17/2020 12:08 PM

Great i love these updates.

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