Known to almost everyone, Microsoft rolls out its patches on Tuesday. Unfortunately, this round of patches produced unexpected results… problems.
Therefore, Microsoft has yanked the patch KB2949927, and has also issued a statement urging users to uninstall the patch if it was installed. However, this wasn’t an isolated issue as 4 other patches turned out to be botched as well.
- KB 3000061 – the kernel mode driver update, fails to install in some circumstances.
- KB 2984972 – a patch for Remote Desktop for restricted admin logons
- KB 2949927 – brings SHA-2 hashing capabilities to windows 7
- KB 2995388 – Windows 8.1 patch rollup known to have well documented conflict with VMware. VMware recommends uninstalling the patch.
According to Microsoft, the patch KB2949927 has been removed from the Download Center. They are presently researching the problem and will post more information on this problem as it becomes available. Their recommendation is to uninstall the update if you are experiencing issues.