Windows update KB3004394 issues

Anonymous
2014-12-09T21:18:09+00:00

Windows update KB3004394  causes the following issues on my Windows 7 x64 Ultimate system:

All MMC functions (Event Viewer, etc.) now require Administrator action, although in an Administrator account.

Windows Defender service will not start

The Windows Defender Service Terminated with the following error

%%-2147023113

Removing it  returns the system to normal.

Anyone else experience this?

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-12-10T21:43:58+00:00

    I have the same issue on Windows 7 Professional 32bit.. It believe was also causing my xbox360 Media Center Extender to keep disconnecting after just a minute or two.

    I've removed KB3004394 and I am now able to access Event Viewer and other items without it complaining about mmc.exe being from an unknown publisher, and the MCE appears to be working normally now as well.

    Thanks for this post Doubletwist. I was having WMC extender issues too until I removed this update:

    http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows\_7-windows\_update/windows-media-center-extender-connection-error/b911ff80-62f7-4424-a461-43d05808dd14?tm=1418239329800

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-12-10T21:51:12+00:00

    same issue here, I maintain 40 computers, I do their security updates for them, after installing kb3004394 I  on 10 pcs with windows 7 pro sp1 I could not install anymore updates. they all failed.  I uninstalled this update, now the rest install.  That update is hidden till Microsoft fixes this

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-12-10T21:55:25+00:00

    how do you uninstall KB3004394?

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-12-10T22:03:58+00:00

    I had WD problem and couldn't use start/prog for a while but I removed KB3004394 (windows 7) from control panel then programmes and features then view installed updates on left

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-12-10T22:07:07+00:00

    Control panel, programmes and features, view updates on left panel, uninstall as usual.  Good luck

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