10/8/2013 Windows Update has Jacked my PC

Anonymous
2013-10-10T08:36:59+00:00

On 10/9/2013...yesterday...I installed the large Windows Update for October.   During the reboot phase, my computer Blue Screened.  First time that has ever happened to me in 20 years with a Windows Update.  So I had to force shutdown and start the pc.   Booted up again normally..blue screen.  Tried again in Safe Mode and it appeared to finish finally.

So that is an issue of itself.  However, the Windows Update appears to have caused me some serious problems this past day.   My computer constantly freezes after some duration of usage, no matter what I'm doing.   (What I mean by "freeze" is "crash", but not BSOD...just can't do anything, even at-tab or alt-cntl-delete)  PC crashed/froze 4-5 times after the update and now.

This is the first major issue I've ever had with a WU and I've no clue what to do.  I did some Googling and there does appear to a lot of people having problems with this update and some mention of KB...2330, although I've no clue if that specific update is my problem or not.

Help would be appreciated.

(On a sidenote, I find this whole "community support" tool to not be very user-friendly at all and cumbersome.  For one , the sort feature just flat does not work)

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-10-27T06:20:31+00:00

    Stop attempting to install 202.  Don't let the same dog bite you twice.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-10-27T06:16:16+00:00

    Yikes, I never heard of that happening.   I would restore from factory fresh backup then install apps and lastly data file backup.  Of course that all depends on you having all of those backups.

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-10-27T06:09:38+00:00

    There does not appear to be any issues with .net updates.  Do what you feel is best for your boxes.

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-10-27T03:58:34+00:00

    Can the two of you email me at susan-at-msmvps.com (change the -at- to @) and I can set up support cases for you.

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-10-27T03:57:41+00:00

    Mr. Propyl, Pa Bear is not spam.  He's like me trying to help.  Don't hide updates, just leave them there until we get a better resolution. 

    .NET updates are our normal .NET ism.  I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary with .NET updates this month.

    I would not hold off on all October updates.  USB ones I'm not comfy with.  But the rest include an IE update that needs to be installed.

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