Windows 10: This Week on Windows: January 25, 2018

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January 3, 2018 Security Update for Windows (KB4056892)

Official acknowledgement and announcement from Microsoft regarding this problem:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...security-update-block-for-some-amd-based-devi

"To prevent AMD customers from getting into an unbootable state, Microsoft will temporarily pause sending the following Windows operating system updates to devices with impacted AMD processors at this time:

January 3, 2018—KB4056897 (Security-only update)

January 9, 2018—KB4056894 (Monthly Rollup)

January 3, 2018—KB4056888 (OS Build 10586.1356)

January 3, 2018—KB4056892 (OS Build 16299.192)

January 3, 2018—KB4056891 (OS Build 15063.850)

January 3, 2018—KB4056890 (OS Build 14393.2007)

January 3, 2018—KB4056898 (Security-only update)

January 3, 2018—KB4056893 (OS Build 10240.17735)

January 9, 2018—KB4056895 (Monthly Rollup)"

 

Windows 10 update crashes my computer

To quote an article from Forbes:

The good news is Microsoft has pulled the updates. For reference they are:

• January 3, 2018 - KB4056897 (Security-only update)
• January 9, 2018 - KB4056894 (Monthly Rollup)
• January 3, 2018 - KB4056888 (OS Build 10586.1356)
• January 3, 2018 - KB4056892 (OS Build 16299.192)
• January 3, 2018 - KB4056891 (OS Build 15063.850)
• January 3, 2018 - KB4056890 (OS Build 14393.2007)
• January 3, 2018 - KB4056898 (Security-only update)
• January 3, 2018 - KB4056893 (OS Build 10240.17735)
• January 9, 2018 - KB4056895 (Monthly Rollup)

This isn’t much good for users already impacted and unable to switch on their PCs (there is no word how they will be helped at present), but it does limit the potential for future damage.