Windows 10: RPC issues in older programs after installing the April 2024 cumulative update

I haven't been able to find any information about this yet. We still have some older versions of our software in use. These versions were built with Visual Studio 6. After installing the April 2024 cumulative update, some of the programs that use RPC started crashing. We have newer versions of software that were built with Visual Studio 2013. These programs still work. I was able to narrow it down to the /Oicf MIDL flag when generating the method stubs. In the current versions of MIDL, the /Oicf flag is turned on by default. In the Visual Studio 6 version MIDL 5, it is off by default. When I

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Cumulative updates for Windows - April 2024

The following release notes coincide with Cumulative updates for all the supported versions of Windows, released on April 9th, 2024.

Windows 11

Windows 11, version 23H2
April 9, 2024—KB5036893 (OS Builds 22621.3447 and 22631.3447) - Microsoft Support

Windows 11 version 22H2

April 9, 2024—KB5036893 (OS Builds 22621.3447 and 22631.3447) - Microsoft Support

Windows 10

April 9, 2024—KB5036892 (OS Builds 19044.4291 and 19045.4291) - Microsoft Support

For information about Windows update terminology, see the article about the types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types. For an overview of Windows 11, version 23H2, see its update history page.

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KB5036893 update issues

Installed:



2024-04 Cumulative Update for Windows 11 Version 23H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5036893) (April 10)

2024-04 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 for Windows 11, version 23H2 for x64 (KB5036620) (April 10)

2024-04 .NET 7.0.18 Security Update for x64 Client (KB5037337) (April 10)



Uninstall updates:



KB5036035 (April 10)

35th is not in the "installed" list but available for uninstall. So weird...

 

Older program not working after installing KB3163018 update on Windows 10.

Hi Fritz,



The above issue might occur due to incompatibility of the program with the update installed on the computer.



Before we assist further, which is the “older program” you are referring to in the above description?



I suggest you to install the program in Compatibility mode by following the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.



Compatibility mode runs the program in the current version of Windows using the settings from previous version of Windows.



Step 1: Install the device drivers manually in
Compatibility mode.

• 
  Locate and right-click on the program setup file downloaded/saved on the PC and select
  Properties from the context menu.
  
• 
  Click on the compatibility tab, check the box
  Run this program in compatibility mode for, select Windows 8.1/7 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation.
  
• 
  After the installation is complete, restart the computer and check if the changes are effective.
  

Step 2: You can also follow the steps below and check if the issue is resolved.

• 
  Press Windows logo key on the keyboard and type
  Run programs made for previous versions of Windows.
  
• 
  Select the top most search result and follow from
  step 2 from the article Make older programs compatible with this version of
  Windows (Also applies to Windows 10).
  
• 
  Check if the changes are effective.
  

Write to us with the answer to the above questions and the status of compatibility of the older program installed on the computer in the same post for further assistance. Your reply is important for us to ensure we assist you accordingly.



Thank you.