Windows 10 users are facing a lot of issues while installing the latest cumulative update KB4579311, and those who are able to install it are reporting various errors, including various performance issues.
Microsoft released Windows 10 cumulative update KB4579311 on October 13, 2020, and since then, users have reported problems installing the update, errors, performance issues, and startup.
Due to the variety of hardware and drivers that Windows 10 runs on, there will always be issues when releasing a new cumulative update, but there seems to be an increase in reports for this particular update.
bleepingcomputer installed the KB4579311 update on multiple computers and only one showed the following explorer error.
What users are saying
With the KB4579311 update, there is a noticeable increase in the number of issues users are experiencing.
Below we describe some of the problems users are facing after installing the update.
Unable to install update KB4579311
The most common problem users face with Windows 10 KB4579311 is the inability to install the update.
A quick look at the comments and post on Microsoft shows that many users are reporting that when they try to install the update they receive error codes like 0x800f081f, 0x8007000d, 0x800f0988, and others.
Other users on Reddit are also reporting that the installation will reach a certain percentage and then get stuck. Eventually, after a long wait, the update will continue installing.
Unfortunately, many affected users report that performing standard Windows Update troubleshooting tasks like sfc /scannow, antivirus scan, driver updates, etc. do not help.
One method that BleepingComputer has found that can help is performing an in-place upgrade using the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool.
Startup problems, explorer errors, performance issues
Finally, some users are experiencing various startup issues, performance problems, and a strange desktop reboot issue.
Some users report that after logging in , explorer will start and close multiple times before the desktop appears.
For some users, these explorer errors are not resolved, and instead, Windows becomes unresponsive. Finally, some users report Windows performance issues.
To resolve these issues, we recommend that users follow the steps below:
- Uninstall update KB4579311. You can learn more about uninstalling updates here.
- After uninstalling the update, update the drivers for graphics, audio, Intel drivers, and storage devices.
- Reinstall the update after all drivers have been updated to the latest version.
Hopefully, updating the device drivers will resolve the problem.
