Windows 10: Windows Update June 10, 2020 - No Desktop

I was prompted to install an update via the notification icon. I selected update and restart. The update occurred, I was presented with the welcome screen with the Bing Photo, and logged onto my computer. I got a black screen with a functioning mouse. The keyboard was still responsive in so far as I could toggle num lock on and off. I had no desktop including desktop icons, taskbar, start button, notification area. I ctrl alt del and got the screen where I could select task manager and other options. I selected Task Manager and checked what was running. The computer was relatively free in terms of CPU and memory capacity, not much was taxing those two hardware items. I checked and Windows Explorer was running. I selected to restart Windows Explorer. Nothing happened and Windows Explorer did not come back to the list of running apps and services. I ctrl alt del again and selected Restart. The computer restarted and I now have a desktop.


The updates that were installed were as follows:

KB4560960: Cum Update Windows 10 Version 1903

KB 4561600: Security Update for Abobe flash Player for Windows 10 Version 1903

KB2264602 Version 1.317.1105.0: Security Intelligence Update for Microsoft Defender Antivirus


I am wondering what occurred during this update that caused this problem.

:)

 

DirectX June Update

Microsoft has released an updated version of DirectX for June, although it isn’t clear whether the update is just for DirectX 9.0c or for DirectX 10 on Vista as well. Regardless of this, it is still recommended that Vista users update their systems because Vista will benefit from any DirectX 9.0c fixes when playing DirectX 9 games. The web installer is only for Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 (both 32-bit and 64-bit versions), whilst the redistributable version will also work with Vista. The download links are listed below:

• Web installer for Windows 2000, XP and 2003: download [44KB - 41.4MB]
• Redistributable installer for Windows 2000, XP, 2003 and Vista: download [53.6MB]

 

Microsoft June 2020 Security Updates

Release Notes
June 2020 Security Updates
Release Date: June 09, 2020




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

• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Edge (EdgeHTML-based)
• Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) in IE Mode
• Microsoft ChakraCore
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps
• Windows Defender
• Microsoft Dynamics
• Visual Studio
• Azure DevOps
• HoloLens
• Adobe Flash Player
• Microsoft Apps for Android
• Windows App Store
• System Center
• Android App

Please note the following information regarding the security updates:

• For information regarding enabling Windows 10, version 1909 features, please see Windows 10, version 1909 delivery options. Note that Windows 10, versions 1903 and 1909 share a common core operating system with an identical set of system files. They will also share the same security update KBs.
• 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.
• For information on lifecycle and support dates for Windows 10 operating systems, please see Windows Lifecycle Facts Sheet.
• 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.
• Updates for Windows RT 8.1 and Microsoft Office RT software are only available via Windows Update.
• In addition to security changes for the vulnerabilities, updates include defense-in-depth updates to help improve security-related features.
• Customers running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2008 need to purchase the Extended Security Update to continue receiving security updates. See 4522133 for more information.

The following CVEs have FAQs, Mitigations and Workarounds with additional information and may include * further steps to take after installing the updates. Please note that this is not a complete list of CVEs for this release.

• ADV200010 *
• CVE-2020-1148
• CVE-2020-1160
• CVE-2020-1163 *
• CVE-2020-1170 *
• CVE-2020-1177
• CVE-2020-1178
• CVE-2020-1181
• CVE-2020-1183
• CVE-2020-1206 *
• CVE-2020-1217
• CVE-2020-1220 *
• CVE-2020-1223 *
• CVE-2020-1225 *
• CVE-2020-1226 *
• CVE-2020-1229 *
• CVE-2020-1232
• CVE-2020-1242
• CVE-2020-1261
• CVE-2020-1263
• CVE-2020-1268
• CVE-2020-1284 *
• CVE-2020-1289
• CVE-2020-1290
• CVE-2020-1295
• CVE-2020-1296
• CVE-2020-1297
• CVE-2020-1298
• CVE-2020-1315
• CVE-2020-1301 *
• CVE-2020-1318
• CVE-2020-1320
• CVE-2020-1321 *
• CVE-2020-1322
• CVE-2020-1323
• CVE-2020-1329 *

Known Issues


The following KBs contain information about known issues with the security updates. For a complete list of security update KBs, please see 20200609. For more information about Windows Known Issues, please see Windows message center (links to currently-supported versions of Windows are in the left pane).


KB Article Applies To
4560960 Windows 10, version 1903, Windows Server version 1903, Windows 10, version 1909, Windows Server version 1909
4561608 Windows 10 Version 1809, Windows Server 2019
4561616 Windows 10, version 1607, Windows Server 2016
4561643 Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Monthly Rollup)
4561645 Windows Server 2008 (Security-only update)
4561669 Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Security-only update)
4561670 Windows Server 2008 (Monthly Rollup)


https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en...etail/2020-Jun

 

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.