Windows 10: February Update KB4532693 Can't Open Update and Security in Settings

Two days ago on the 13th of February the update KB4532693 installed itself. As soon as it installed I noticed problems with my HP 17 AK series laptop. First of all the fans started going mad so I looked in the task manager and several process where in the red. Most notably Microsoft Edge. Even closing Edge the fans were still going mad and the screen kept sticking for short periods. Knowing Windows updates cause problems I went straight to installed updates and deleted the KB4532693 update and turned the laptop off and on again. No problems..... until the 14th of February when the update reinstalled itself. Again the fans were going mad, this time when I went to delete the update in installed updates it would not let me delete it. So I did a system restore to the 12th of February before the offending update was initially installed. All was working well until I checked start menu > settings > update and security to check that the system restore had indeed removed the KB4532693 update. As soon as update and security opened it closed again. After several attempts it kept doing it. I got around update and security not opening by typing "installed updates" in the search box. And low and behold





It's back.... I have just run an DISM /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth in command prompt admin but I have my doubts as to whether that will solve the problem. I've also just read that this update has damaged a lot of HP computers with AMD chips, as mine has. Is it not time that Microsoft stopped breaking peoples computers and wasting customers time with the unnecessary unsolicited system "updates"? Obviously security updates are necessary but virtually no one wants system updates.

:)

 

DirectX February Update

Ok never mind. I'm a moron.

New DirectX Runtime 2/5/2010

 

Can't open Update & Security in Settings

I'm having a similar issue. I can open all other items on the settings "page". However, Update & Security is having issues. I click on it and the Square goes around it, the cursor changes to the spinning circle for about two minutes, and then the Update
& Security page starts to open, does not fully render, and then closes on it's own.

Tried steps 1 through 6 as outlined by
ThofikhAhamad no change, even after rebooting.

This is after installing the February Updates.

 

Microsoft February 2019 Security Updates

Release Notes
February 2019 Security Updates
Release Date: February 12, 2019

The February security release consists of security updates for the following software:


Adobe Flash Player
Internet Explorer
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps
ChakraCore
.NET Framework
Microsoft Exchange Server
Microsoft Visual Studio
Azure IoT SDK
Microsoft Dynamics
Team Foundation Server
Visual Studio Code
Please note the following information regarding the security updates:


A list of the latest servicing stack updates for each operating system can be found in ADV990001. This list will be updated whenever a new servicing stack update is released. It is important to install the latest servicing stack update.
Windows 10 updates are cumulative. The monthly security release includes all security fixes for vulnerabilities that affect Windows 10, in addition to non-security updates. The updates are available via the Microsoft Update Catalog.
Updates for Windows RT 8.1 and Microsoft Office RT software are only available via Windows Update.
For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.
The following CVEs have FAQs with additional information and may include * further steps to take after installing the updates.


ADV190003
ADV190007 *
ADV990001
CVE-2019-0540 *
CVE-2019-0600
CVE-2019-0601
CVE-2019-0602
CVE-2019-0615
CVE-2019-0616
CVE-2019-0619
CVE-2019-0621
CVE-2019-0628
CVE-2019-0635
CVE-2019-0636
CVE-2019-0643
CVE-2019-0648
CVE-2019-0658
CVE-2019-0660
CVE-2019-0661
CVE-2019-0664
CVE-2019-0669
CVE-2019-0676
CVE-2019-0686 *
CVE-2019-0724 *
CVE-2019-0741
Known Issues


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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en...3-000d3a33c573