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?

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-12-16T08:41:40+00:00

    Noel

    true-blue IE users

    True blue here and no problems.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-12-16T09:10:48+00:00

    Noel

    true-blue IE users

    True blue here and no problems.

    Not true I have been having issues with adobe flash player since I installed ie11 before with ei9 no problems at all but with ei11 I  have since reinstalled and updated flash player  countless times to no avail the only content I watch is what HTML5 reads.

    All other browsers, on this machine, have flash player but ei wont accept it otherwise its my browser of choice and also it doesn't remember my passwords eg. for Facebook Gmail yahoo and occasionally outlook you have to sign in every time

    so Microsoft please do something about it

    I use win 7 ultimate service pack 1 on A Samsung RV 510 notepad

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-12-16T09:36:07+00:00

    So Adobe Flash Player works fine here with IE11. It just goes to show how variable user experiences can be.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-12-16T09:37:22+00:00

    True blue here and no problems.

    Good to hear! That was a pretty rash statement on my part, because it only takes one affected user with no third-party certificate-consuming software installed to disprove it. Still, none has come forward yet ...

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-12-16T16:49:47+00:00

    The next time this pops up, click to follow the prompt and go onto to reactivate the computer. 

    I tried this, but the popup still persists. I think the 3004394 update permanently corrupted one or more of my system files. Interestingly, a system restore for 12/10/14 did not work (after rebooting, a window told me the system restore failed with an unknown error.) But another restore point on 12/7/14 worked.

    I'm keeping my fingers crossed, hoping that the Genuine Windows Notification will go away, now that I managed to do a system restore.

    After I did some reading on other websites, I think I will stop downloading/installing updates labeled "Update for Windows 7". After all, the security updates are far more important, and they seem to be less likely to corrupt my system.

    Thanks for the Christmas present, Microsoft!

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