Microsoft warns users to remove Windows 11 update which is killing apps:
It’s happened again: Microsoft screwed up Windows 11 Update
Microsoft has forced users to uninstall Windows 11 update KB5012643. It appears that some apps are being affected by it, particularly if they rely upon the.NET 3.5 framework.
WindowsLatest explains that KB5012643 – an optional update for Windows 11 — brings many fixes to the operating systems. However, some users are reporting that certain apps that rely upon the.NET 3.5 framework which is quite a lot – have been crashing ever since the update was installed.
Although not all users have been affected and not all apps that use.NET are crashing, Microsoft sent a very humiliating message to its users, asking them to uninstall this update.
How to Remove the Windows 11 KB5012643 Update
- Open the Start menu and type in “Windows Update Settings” to uninstall the update. Click ‘Windows Update’ and then ‘View Update history’.
- Next, click Uninstall Update’. Select KB5012643 and then click Uninstall’. Hopefully, this will resolve the issue. However, it is possible that other issues the KB5012643 upgrade caused have returned.
Microsoft should release a new KB5012643 upgrade that will fix these issues without introducing additional problems.
Analysis: Microsoft, uh-oh!
Not being able to tell users to uninstall an upgrade is enough to make you uncomfortable.
But for Microsoft, it is worse.
It brings back bad memories from a time when Microsoft released increasingly flawed Windows 10 updates.
Not being able to tell users to uninstall an upgrade is enough to make you uncomfortable.
But for Microsoft, it is worse. It brings back bad memories from a time when Microsoft released increasingly flawed Windows 10 updates.
These dodgy Windows 10 upgrades, which caused more issues than they solved at points, did a lot of damage to Microsoft’s image and that of Windows 10.
Windows 10 was, up until then, viewed as a return to form following the unloved Windows 8.
Microsoft doesn’t want to remind people of this painful period.
Microsoft has had some Windows 11 issues recently.
The company doesn’t want anyone to believe that the old Windows Updates are back.
At least there is some good news.
The fact that KB5012643 can be installed manually means that there will be fewer users potentially affected than if it were a mandatory update that is automatically installed.
Microsoft’s prompt response and transparency regarding this issue should be applauded, despite its embarrassing nature.
This will help to minimize the impact of the problem. Let’s just hope that this is a temporary blip and not a sign that Windows 11 updates might start breaking more things than what they fix.