Technical experts advised users of desktops and laptops running version 19.3 of the operating system «Windows 10», to wait and not to install the update released on the system on August 30, as it turned out that this update causes three troublesome problems is the computer slow down, and stop or disable The desktop search feature on the Start menu, as well as raising the CPU consumption by 30% to 40%, sometimes 100% in the form of a sudden boom.
Microsoft acknowledged the existence of these problems, and confirmed that it is working to solve them, but this solution will not reach the public before September 15.
ZDNet.com published a report on the errors associated with the latest updates to the Windows 10 operating system, the first of which was launched in late June 2019 and the second on August 30, and was based on experts and analysts involved in the program. «Top Insiders for Windows 10».
The report pointed out that the number of problems that resulted from the updates amounted to six problems, recognized by all «Microsoft», and solved the first three problems before the launch of the second update.
Update issues
The last three problems occurred after the KB4512941 installation was released to the public on August 30, 2019, an update Microsoft promised in July, when the June update caused problems when running applications and software developed in Visual Basic 6. , That is, the update that solved previous issues caused new issues.
According to the reports and complaints presented by users, the first problem they faced was a general slowdown in the device, whether on the start or stop or deal with different programs and applications, especially browsers, and the second problem is that the rate of CPU usage in the computer «microprocessor» Record a surge in the form of a sudden boom, after installing the update.
According to the complaints, and in the reports of analysts participating in the program «Insiders for Windows 10», this boom ranged from 30% to 40%, while a few users said it sometimes reached 100%, and the general observation in this regard that the boom The sudden use of the processor occurs when you turn on the search function in the digital voice assistant «Microsoft Cortana».
The third problem is that when you turn on the desktop search tool, found in the Start menu, it turns out that the tool starts working, but does not return results, and enters a never-ending process that sometimes freezes the device.
Previous technical problems
In turn, «Microsoft» that the August 30 update that caused these problems, addressed more than 20 other major non-security errors, which users have complained in the past, making it an attractive update to install, pointing out that the previous problems did not occur with all Users did not fall widely.
Microsoft has meant the following problems that occurred after its update at the end of June, and caused three problems: The first related to applications and programs developed in the programming language «Visual Basic 6», and with problems related to the operation of software components known as «macros» used It has a VBA tool.
The second problem was a malfunction in the Windows Hello function, which recognizes the face after rebooting the device after installation, a problem when printing documents in PDF format in Edge browser, and errors that affect the ability of the browser «Edge» and «Internet Explorer» to download copyrighted media content.
«Memory leak»
Microsoft reported that the third problem, known as "memory leak" or abnormal electronic memory consumption of the device, emerged after the update I introduced at the end of June, explaining that it causes the device to stop working, with the application called "AB" B-V »which hinders the work of the system of protection and insurance« Windows Defender »from working temporarily, and prevents him from access to the processes and files that he must deal with.