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
    2015-02-13T09:39:36+00:00

    Please do reinstall all the other *security* updates. If you want to avoid the rendering problem it is only necessary to avoid package 3013455.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-02-13T10:02:05+00:00

    Worked for me, Thanks!

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-02-13T10:03:47+00:00

    There seems to be some confusion about the Windows versions affected. The rendering problem affects Windows versions before Windows 7, including the corresponding server version. So, the latest affected versions are Windows Vista and Server 2008 (not R2!). It does not matter if 32- or 64-bit.

    The package causing the problem is KB 3014355.

    If you want to avoid the problem only this single package has to be uninstalled/not installed.

    It can be uninstalled via Control Panel/Programs and Features, Show Windows Updates.

    This package includes six fixes, only one of them creates this rendering problem. If you uninstall it you also uninstall the fixes for the other five security problems.

    There is basically no workaround or mitigation for the other security problems fixed by that package if you remove that package.

    You should read the security bulletin in case you want to uninstall this security update:

    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/MS15-010

    (although, it's quite techncial, sorry).

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