Issues related to the KB4579311 update

Microsoft released Windows 10 update KB4579311 on October 13. Since then, many error reports have been recorded by the Microsoft system. A lot of users report that they cannot install KB4579311. Meanwhile, those who successfully installed KB4579311 had other performance issues.

Here are all the issues related to the KB4579311 update:

1. Cannot install KB4579311

The most common issue Windows 10 users have with update KB4579311 is being unable to install this update. Many users report that they come across error codes like 0x800f081f, 0x8007000d, 0x800f0988 and others when trying to install KB4579311.

Many other users on Reddit reported that they only managed to install it for a certain period and after that the installation stopped. After a long wait, new updates continue to be installed.

Neither standard Windows Update debugging methods work. However, according to BleepingComputer, you can solve this problem using the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool. 

However, after reading the section below, you may feel lucky again that your device cannot install the KB4579311 update.

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2. Startup issues, Explorer crashes, and performance problems

For those who have successfully installed KB4579311, their computer has many other problems. A large number of users complain that after logging in, their computer opens and closes Explorer many times before the main screen appears. At this point, users can use the computer normally, but this problem annoys them because it makes them spend more time waiting for the computer to boot.

Meanwhile, some other users also have cases where Explorer cannot function, hangs. 

Finally, Windows 10 users have also reported slowdowns, crashes, or games not running after installing the KB4579311 update.

3. To fix the above problems, you can follow these steps:

1. Uninstall the KB4579311 update
2. After removing KB4579311, you need to update to the latest driver versions for your graphics card, sound card, Intel chip and hard drive .
3. Reinstall update KB4579311 (not recommended)

Hopefully in the next update Microsoft will solve all the annoying problems of Windows 10.

Kareem Winters

Update 20 October 2020