Windows updates skrewed my pc

[The_Unbeliever]

I've stripped the pc to barebones, run it via onboard graphics, new PSU, removed mem, etc.
Literally tried everything.
There were no issues before installing the updates so I can only deduce that the updates are the problem.
I have been working on this same OS install for years without a hitch.

Except a different motherboard?

 

[Electric]

I have turned off Automatic restart but do not get a BSOD.
Event viewer I have not checked.
I have been meaning to track logged events but didn't have time this morning.

It's a different story if I my pc had these issues before.

Librarian - I have not tested a new motherboard.
I am going through uninstalling updates first.
If it is not solved then I will format and reinstall Windows.
If after that I still have no joy then the MB will be investigated.

 

[Stevohen]

Windows updates don't just "break" your PC. It's probably software on your PC that is not compatible with an Update that causes the reboots or BSOD or whatever the issue may be.

I agree 100%, but I am not a system admin and this is not an office computer. Anyone who uses a PC for personal usage knows that no matter how hard you try, over time your PC will most certainly become bloated. And what might take you a few minutes will probably take me days to root out.

 

[Batista]

I think I may start using restore points tbf.
I reckon I'm at the point where I need to create a stable OS with everything installed and working.
Ghost it and save for the reinstall.

Should have done it years ago.

Check

 

[Electric]

Update:

My pc is officially dead.
Wouldn't turn on this morning at all after not even being stable in safe mode.
I can only assume it is my 3 week old Seasonic PSU.
I'll be swapping it out for me previous psu to see if it is in fact the problem.
I tried to reinstall windows last night but it crashed during setup as well.

 

[NomNom]

I find this thread really hard to believe and won't recommend it to anyone that is serious about their PC security.

Windows updates don't just "break" your PC. It's probably software on your PC that is not compatible with an Update that causes the reboots or BSOD or whatever the issue may be.

I am a System Administrator and I update hundreds of computers ranging from XP to Windows 7 & 8 and we don't see this effect anywhere to what you describe. Check your antivirus software for an updated release. Remove the bloatware that starts with your computer. Diagnose and troubleshoot the source of the problem. Don't just uninstall and format and go bat dung crazy.

Seriously.

Agreed with this.

 

[Electric]

I'm not sold on Windows Updates.
I have never had an issue until this point.
Maybe it's a combination of a few things, bad timing on the updates, whatever it may be.

The point is I don't trust Windows Updates at all.

My PC runs just fine without them.

 

[4567319]

Windows updates are awesome. Its an absolute MUST.

I only say this because I make a living off computer and people issues

Windows updates are mostly okay in corporates where users have very limited access and only a small number of installed apps that never change.

 

[Rickster]

Will look into that... wondering whether it's worth the trouble though

My setup is Legit W7 x64 + Daz loader and i update everyday with no issues.

 

[Arthur]

It's simply gotta be something on your local box. WinUpdate works flawlessly for HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of computers. Not easy to find, perhaps. But it's in your box.

 

[Stevohen]

Applied Daz loader, downloaded 1.4GB of Win7 x64 updates (phew) and installed them. Windows still genuine, everything peachy.
Dunno if it was this or my switch from Avast! to MSE (or perhaps both) but I'm seeing major performance increases and better boot times.

 

[Electric]

I should have updated this earlier.
It turns out to be my motherboard that was faulty.
How do I know this?
It blew a kiss of grey smoke at me as it died.

 

[Jola]

Windows updates don't just "break" your PC.

Sometimes they do. I have had two copies of Windows 8.1 corrupted by some Windows Update.

Not sure whether Microsoft has resolved this, caused me lot of hassles.

 

[Slootvreter]

Sometimes they do. I have had two copies of Windows 8.1 corrupted by some Windows Update.

Not sure whether Microsoft has resolved this, caused me lot of hassles.

In what way did they break your PC?

 

[Arthur]

Sometimes they do. I have had two copies of Windows 8.1 corrupted by some Windows Update.

Not sure whether Microsoft has resolved this, caused me lot of hassles.

Must be something else that broke Windows Update.

 

[Jola]

In what way did they break your PC?

Complete OS corruption - you need to use the restore partition and start from scratch.

Look on the Asus T100 forums, happened to many of those.

But I also had it on a Sony Duo 11. Real PITA - and it was definitely caused by Windows Updates.

 

[CataclysmZA]

Windows updates don't just "break" your PC. It's probably software on your PC that is not compatible with an Update that causes the reboots or BSOD or whatever the issue may be.

For the most part this is true, but I've also had client computers where everything else is fine, but a Windows update managed to put them into a boot loop, or dropped out their sound, or messed around with the LAN drivers or confused Windows update itself. **** happens, they can't possibly test for every software and hardware combination under the sun.

I am a System Administrator and I update hundreds of computers ranging from XP to Windows 7 & 8 and we don't see this effect anywhere to what you describe.

Not meaning to be antagonistic here - your experience is completely different. You have a controlled environment where the users probably don't have much in the way of Admin or Power User rights to begin with and if you have solid policies, you test updates on a few clients first before rolling them out completely. Personal client computers change on an almost weekly basis and its those machines that see the majority of issues. Finding the root cause of the issue usually takes quite a while because you're not familiar with the setup or what files are on the system.

In my case, my personal rig failed to run through the Windows 8.1 installer because a lone piece of software was causing the update to crash and forced Windows to retrace its steps - turned out it was the Steelseries Engine drivers at fault and I spent weeks figuring that out.