{"id":71854,"date":"2014-08-28T20:15:05","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T18:15:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=71854"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:30:46","slug":"microsoft-fixes-august-patch-that-caused-blue-screens-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/microsoft-fixes-august-patch-that-caused-blue-screens-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft fixes August patch that caused &#8216;blue screens of death&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A week and a half after <a title=\"Windows August updates causing \u2018blue screen of death\u2019\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/windows-august-updates-giving-users-blue-screen-of-death\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pulling an update<\/a> that caused some users to experience a &#8220;blue screen of death,&#8221; Microsoft has <strong>fixed and rereleased the patch<\/strong>. The update wreaked havoc on user&#8217;s computers, making them <strong>unable to boot<\/strong> or get into Safe Mode. The problem was so bad Microsoft advised users to uninstall the patch.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft claims only a &#8220;small number of customers experienced problems&#8221; but found the issue serious enough to pull the update to fix it. The blue screen of death problem affected mostly <strong>Windows 7 64-bit users<\/strong>. The update fixes critical security bugs with the core Windows operating system.<\/p>\n<p>Now that the patch is safe to download again, check <strong>Windows Update<\/strong> to check if you have the update waiting for you. Search &#8220;Windows Update&#8221; in the Start Menu or look in the Control Panel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Source: <a title=\"Security Bulletin MS14-045 rereleased\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.technet.com\/b\/msrc\/archive\/2014\/08\/27\/security-bulletin-ms14-045-rereleased.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Microsoft<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Via: <a title=\"Microsoft Fixes Faulty Patch Update that Caused Windows 'Blue Screens of Death'\" href=\"http:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2014\/08\/microsoft-fixes-faulty-patch-update.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Hacker News<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"Windows August updates causing \u2018blue screen of death\u2019\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/windows-august-updates-giving-users-blue-screen-of-death\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Windows August updates causing \u2018blue screen of death\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Incoming: Unofficial Windows XP 'SP4' in development\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/incoming-unofficial-windows-xp-sp4-in-development\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Incoming: Unofficial Windows XP &#8216;SP4&#8217; in development<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Chrome update brings 64-bit for Windows, offers security and speed\" href=\"http:\/\/news.en.softonic.com\/chrome-64-bit-for-windows-offers-security-and-speed-available-now\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chrome update brings 64-bit for Windows, offers security and speed<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Stop ignoring Android app permissions\" href=\"http:\/\/features.en.softonic.com\/stop-ignoring-android-app-permissions\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stop ignoring Android app permissions<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em>Follow Lewis on Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lewisleong\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@lewisleong<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A week and a half after pulling an update that caused some users to experience a &#8220;blue screen of death,&#8221; Microsoft has fixed and rereleased the patch. 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