Windows 10: Windows 10 Windows Update Broke Gamepad

I bought this gamepad exactly 12 days ago.

It's brand spanking new.

It works just fine.

Windows registers that it is plugged in.

Logitech driver installer registers that it is plugged in.


Prior to the my Windows update yesterday, all of my games registered it was plugged in. Now I can't even getGame Controller Tester on the Windows App Store to recognize that it's plugged in.


I've tried different USB ports. I've tried uninstalling it and restarting windows. I've tried manually updating the drivers and updating them through Windows Update. I went through all this 12 days ago when I replaced my old gamepad with a dead internal computer chip!


The internet says my update is actually from June 9th, 2020. If so... WHY. The gamepad I'm using is not some archaic out of date product. Logitech still sells the F310 Gamepad and I just bought it brand new from Target.


I'm in the process of uninstalling the two Security Updates KB4579311 and KB 4577266 one at a time to see if just one is the problem. I'm at a loss as to why an update that has been out since JUNE just showed up for me now and STILL manages to destroy the functionality of a very basic but quite essential piece of hardware.


As an added bonus the update also lost all of my Theme and Desktop visual settings and I had to reset all of them after failing to turn up anything digging through %appdata% like it suggested.


I had to unplug and replug in my logitech mouse too but that was enough for it to start working again.

:)

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

• Open a new Explorer window.
• Click View in the ribbon.
• Click Options.
• Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
• Click OK

credit to Lifehacker.

 

Windows 10 Update

Well just noticed a pretty large one pop up coming in at 914MB, seems it makes some pretty serous updates.

KB3172985
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3172985

This security update includes improvements and fixes in the functionality of Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. It also resolves the following vulnerabilities in Windows:

• 3175677 MS16-094: Security update for secure boot: July 12, 2016
• 3174060 MS16-093: Security update for Adobe Flash Player: July 12, 2016
• 3171910 MS16-092: Security update for Windows Kernel: July 12, 2016
• 3170048 MS16-091: Security update for .Net Framework: July 12, 2016
• 3171481 MS16-090: Security update for Kernel Mode Drivers: July 12, 2016
• 3170050 MS16-089: Security update for Windows secure kernel mode: July 12, 2016
• 3170005 MS16-087: Security update for the Microsoft Print Spooler: July 12, 2016
• 3169999 MS16-085: Cumulative security update for Microsoft Edge: July 12, 2016
• 3169991 MS16-084: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: July 12, 2016

 

Microsoft to make Windows 10 updates mandatory

Well, at the moment at least, you can choose to defer upgrades. Under Settings > Windows Updates > Advanced options you need to check the box labeled "Defer upgrades". What does that do? Good question. The answer I've found might illuminate it to a degree.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/defer-upgrades-in-windows-10

I hear this only applies to Pro and Enterprise editions. But I can't verify that.