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Microsoft patches Windows 10 bug that is responsible for game freezes

Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2021 6:16 pm
by 3DNovice
https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/micro ... eezes.html

This bug is not supposed to be widespread and may not even pertain to any games this community plays.
I certainly haven't ran into it, but perhaps one of you may have.

KB4598291 currently is an optional update.


Updates an issue that causes a device to stop responding when you play a game in full-screen or tablet mode.
Updates an issue with using Ctrl+Caps Lock and Alt+Caps Lock to switch to Hiragana or Katakana mode respectively after upgrading to Windows 10, version 2004.
Updates an issue that prevents you from opening a document that is on the Windows desktop.
Updates an issue that creates duplicate cloud provider folders in the File Explorer navigation pane.
Updates an issue with some special key combinations used in DaYi, Yi, and Array IMEs that might cause an application to stop working.
Updates an issue that displays a blank lock screen after a device wakes up from Hibernate.
Corrects historical daylight savings time (DST) information for the Palestinian Authority.
Updates an issue that incorrectly deactivates some Windows 10 Education devices after upgrading to Windows 10, version 2004.
Updates an issue that might cause the Alt+Tab order to change unexpectedly and cause you to switch to the wrong window.
Updates an issue that fails to show Extract all on the shortcut menu when you right-click an online-only ZIP file.

Re: Microsoft patches Windows 10 bug that is responsible for game freezes

Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:18 am
by Guig2000
It's for windows 10 20H2 and 2004.

Re: Microsoft patches Windows 10 bug that is responsible for game freezes

Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:46 pm
by eryskateboard
I'm now juggling it with a few other tasks. Unfortunately, even though I NOW HAVE it functioning, I need to retest many games since shader updates rendered any pixel shader regex solutions (such as those for haloing problems) ineffective.