Latest Windows 10 Update Causes Performance Drops, BSOD, and More
The new Windows 10 update, codenamed KB5001330, was supposed to solve some security problems and improve the system's performance. As it turned out, it also brought new bugs and problems.
Microsoft informed that in the April update of Windows 10, it focused on fixing printer and security issues, among others, as requested by both its s and the NSA (US National Security Agency). According to the company's statement, the new patch eliminated 114 vulnerabilities and potential threats in Microsoft programs, including Exchange Server, whose customers were victims of hackers. Unfortunately, the update also brought some new problems.
Patch KB5001330 is a mandatory system update. People who ed it report problems with installation, performance and various crashes. Internet forums are full of comments about games that at some point stop working, kicking s to the desktop. Players, including some of our editors, also complain about performance drops, stuttering and/or crashes. Among the titles negatively affected by the update are Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege, among others, although the issues may not occur on every configuration.
Other major issues include the appearance of BSODs (Blue Screen of Death) and a temporary profile bug. A blue screen is the result of a serious Windows error that prevents further operation and causes the computer to reboot. Moreover, selected s of AMD Ryzen 3000 and 5000 processors, based on Zen 2 and Zen 3 architecture respectively, may experience booting issues. One reader of the Windows Latest website commented on the update as follows:
“This update broke Windows for me and others. PC BSOD’d while updating, saying a certain driver was no longer present or ed. I let Windows “repair” itself, and the update went through, then my PC BSOD’d twice in a few hours.”
The Windows 10 bug is much more serious, though also rarer. s reported it as early as December last year. When the OS loads after an update, it accidentally creates a new , thereby restricting access to the previous one and its associated settings and files.
Hopefully, Microsoft will address the shortcomings quickly. The update can be uninstalled if we detect problems by going to Windows 10 settings, available through the Start menu, then the "Update and Security" tab and "Windows Update". Once the update history is displayed, click on "Uninstall updates", select KB5001330, and then restart the PC.
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