Since last Windows Update "task host window is stopping background tasks windows 10" on 4 machines

Anonymous
2022-08-13T20:34:31+00:00

Since last Windows 10 automatic update done on 8 PCs (KB5016616, KB5012170 & KB890830) 4 PCs are now showing "task host window is stopping background tasks" on shutdown.

Does anyone know what caused this?

Thanks

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-11-13T02:21:50+00:00

    Yep, even after all the latest updates I still get the same error occasionally, so it hasn't gone away...

    Windows 10 Pro x64 - 22H2.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-10-15T00:12:43+00:00

    the same problem, it even happens with a newly installed machine and updated version of win windows win10 21h2

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-10-09T17:37:47+00:00

    I have found that if I use the the shutdown command in the cmd window as admin with a time option I don't have the host task window issue. There seems to be a timing issue of some sort. I have been using

    shutdown /s /t 15

    (wait 15 seconds before shutting down after the shutdown process has begun)

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-09-14T19:37:05+00:00

    I installed updates KB5017308 & KB5017500 (.NET) today. It did not solve the problem

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-08-14T22:07:17+00:00

    Thank you for the suggestion - I will definitely give it a try and report back

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