KB3013455 (MS15-010) causes font corruption

Anonymous
2015-02-10T21:06:56+00:00

February 2015 update KB3013455 causes 'Courier New' font corruption on some Windows systems, I can confirm it for Windows Server 2003 and 2008. You can verify it in Notepad. Removing the update fixes the issue.

Windows 7 and 8.1 are not affected by the update.

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Anonymous
2015-02-12T05:17:15+00:00

Yes Remove/Add Program >> View Installed Windows Updates >> I added the column to display installation date, reverse sorted and found "3013455" ((this update), then Uninstalled it.

This was common in the late 90's/early 2000's, had to remember which updates not to install that would break things. It's been solid for at least a decade, now this.

I don't really care what the fix is for. If I can't read my screen from my chair, I need to resolve it to do my job (own a web design firm).

I share the same opinion as this article "...the bottom line here is that if you want to be able to actually read the screen, you'll want to hold off installing this update until the problem is fixed."

http://windowsitpro.com/msrc/patch-tuesday-font-corruption-kb3013455

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Anonymous
2015-02-18T18:42:43+00:00

The link for all downloads is:

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/search/Results.aspx?q=kb3013455&form=DLC

Choose your OS from the half dozen big options at the top and it brings you right to the download page.

Hit the big red download button and it should offer you two updates:

kb3013455   (the original that breaks fonts)

and

KB3037639  (the secondary update to fix fonts)

I installed the original, said do not reboot, and installed the second.

After reboot I appear patched and my fonts are good.

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-02-12T19:01:01+00:00

    Testers always find the stuff. Its heads over them that takes the decision to fix or to "Will not fix" :)

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-02-12T19:01:34+00:00

    Hi,

    This is what Firebug on Firefox looks like after the update. Totally unreadable. Notepad also can't be used with Courier. I'm a webdesigner and front-end developer, and this is a big issue for me. It made me waste a lot of time searching what the problem was, tried to uninstall a font that I thought was the culprit, then restarted my computer and so on, until I found this thread with a Google search.

    It's unnaceptable that Microsoft releases updates with known issues such as this. We, the end users that have auto-update enabled, should not have to choose between a security patch, and not being able to simply WORK.

    Microsoft doesn't seem to consider this is an important issue, but IT IS, and I hope it will be fixed soon. Until then, I remove this update, whatever the consequences.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-02-12T19:03:23+00:00

    Please stop this trolling by repeatedly posting the same "questions" again and again. You are making this thread unreadable for other people seeking help. Read the article, it lists correctly all publicly supported Windows versions that are affected.

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