FYI...
KB 3045999 conflicts with McAfee (error c0000018), Romax, VirtualBox
- http://www.infoworld.com/article/291...irtualbox.html
Apr 27, 2015 - "... it now appears as if an “elevation of privilege” patch for Windows, MS 15-038/KB 3045999, causes intermittent problems with a wide array of software.
McAfee ServicePortal reports:
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/inde...ent&id=KB84538
'Several applications fail to start after you install Microsoft Patch MS15-038 on systems with DLP [Data Loss Prevention for] Endpoint. Affected applications include, but are not limited to:
CMD.EXE
Explorer.EXE
MMC-based applications
Microsoft Office applications
PowerShell
Example startup errors include:
csc.exe- Application Error -- The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000142)
iexplore.exe- Application Error -- The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000018)
mmc.exe- Application Error -- The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000018)
cmd.exe- Application Error -- The application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000018)'
Romax reports:
- http://support.romaxtech.com/entries...Romax-Software
'... an error message from Xenocode Virtual Application Studio ISV, “The applications were unable to load a required virtual machine component. Please contact the publisher of this application for more information.” They go on to say:
We have become aware that a specific Microsoft Windows update KB3045999 published on 13th April 2015 prevents all Romax software from starting up. If your Romax software works, we recommend you immediately contact your IT department and ask them to stop installation of Microsoft Windows update KB3045999. If you are receiving the … error message when starting Romax software then please check if this update has been installed; if it has then this update will need to be uninstalled...'
VirtualBox users:
- https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewto...art=45#p318687
'... I too am getting the error "supR3HardenedWinReadErrorInfoDevice: 'ntdll.dll: 7981 differences between 0x300c and 0x4fff in #1 (.text), first: 4c != 1f.'" I've been using this install of VBox for years (installing updates as they arrive), and after just installing Windows Updates (last updated in March 2015, these were April 2015 updates), none of my VM's (various flavors of Windows & Linux) will start up...' "
MS15-038 ...
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3045999
Last Review: Apr 14, 2015 - Rev: 1.0
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Win10 patch KB 3055415 released with no details
- http://www.infoworld.com/article/291...o-details.html
Apr 27, 2015 - "Microsoft just released a new patch for Windows 10. Like all Windows 10 patches, you get to install it whether you want to or not, and it'll be automatically installed for you, likely overnight. 'Update for Windows Technical Preview April Update for x64-based systems (KB3055415)' forces a reboot. Inside Windows, you get this illuminating notice:
'Install this update to resolve issues in Windows. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article for more information. After you install this item, you may have to restart your computer.' ..."