Windows 10: Problem with Latest Windows 10 Update August 2023

I just installed the latest systems update last night before shutting down my Dell laptop and this morning when I started it up I had a problem - the task bar at the bottom was blank I usually have some apps there and instead there was just a small blue spinning circle. Firefox browser and Thunderbird email client got hung when trying to open them. I was able to open a couple of apps but I could not get the Start window or file explorer. Is there some way to back out of this update? Have others been having problems with it? I think there was also a .NET update with it.

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Cumulative updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 - August 2023

The following release notes coincide with Cumulative updates for all the supported versions of Windows, released on August 8th 2023.

Windows 11

Windows 11 22H2:

August 8, 2023—KB5029263 (OS Build 22621.2134) - Microsoft Support

Improvements

This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5028254 (released July 26, 2023). When you install this KB:

• This update makes miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.
  

Download:

<to be obtained>

Windows 11 (original release):

August 8, 2023—KB5029253 (OS Build 22000.2295) - Microsoft Support

Improvements

This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5028245 (released July 25, 2023). When you install this KB:

• This update makes miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.
  

Download:

<to be obtained>

Windows 10

Windows 10 22H2:

August 8, 2023—KB5029244 (OS Builds 19044.3324 and 19045.3324) - Microsoft Support

Highlights

• This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.
  

If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates in this package would be downloaded and installed on your device.

https://twitter.com/WindowsUpdate/status/1635692351996801059

��Resources

• Learn about the different types of monthly updates: https://msft.it/6017eRKoX

• Find resources, tools, and news about known issues and safeguards: https://msft.it/6016eRKon

• Have an issue? File feedback to our engineers: https://msft.it/6018eRKok

 

Windows 10 fully updated. Mouse freezes now and then.

If you have to reinstall an OS, I'd try clean Windows 10. It should fix it.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10

Windows 8.1 will only get mainstream support for another six months (January 9, 2018) and will not get any updates after January 10, 2023.


My guess is you have some other software running from Windows 8.1 which is continuing to run in Windows 10 that is having unintended consequences. This problem you're describing is not something that's a known issue with Windows 10.

 

August 2017 updated created problems with Windows Mail AGAIN!!

We appreciate your response and the efforts that you've done. Since the System File Checker tool and resetting the app didn't work, we suggest that you uninstall the update that happened on August 2, 2017. Once done, check the Mail app if it's acting the
same. Simply follow these steps to uninstall an update:

• Click on the Windows icon, then search for Check for updates.
• Under Check for updates, click on Update history.
• Click on Uninstall updates.
• Once done, look for any Security Update for Microsoft Windows and uninstall them.

If the Mail app started to work properly, it will be best if you defer the feature updates until the next patch.

We're looking forward to your feedback.