Surely you have heard of the large number of failures that Windows 11, the most recent Windows operating system, suffers from. That’s why many people want to downgrade from Windows 11 to Windows 10.
However, Windows 10 is not free from bugs either. As you well know, Microsoft operating system gets security updates every month even though Windows 10 is not the latest system.
The latest security update on May 10 (build KB5013942) suffered from major bugs such as apps not working and file access issues.
The most common bug in this new Windows 10 update affects Event Viewer, the Windows 10 application and system information monitoring tool.
This is a good way to catch problems early, however, many users with KB5013942 cannot open the app at all. Even if you’re one of the lucky few, Event Viewer seems to have a tendency to crash once you start using it.
Well, we know that most users will probably be able to live without Event Viewer until the next update, but there are other reported issues that are more concerning.
In the subreddit Windows 10, there have been complaints that the blue screen (Blue Screen of Death, BSoD) appears frequently while the computer hangs, as well as other system crashes.
One user even suggested that some files using the .NET 5 Framework had been deleted or rendered unusable. It’s impossible to verify if the KB5013942 update is the cause, but it’s worth not installing it for now.
If you do, we recommend making a backup just in case.
The issues appear to affect devices running all recent versions of Windows 10: 20H2, 21H1, and 21H2. The April update KB5012591 is safe to install, but any newer update comes with significant risk.
Microsoft has posted information about other related issues in their support document, along with a recommended solution. There is currently no official fix, but some app crashes can be fixed using a method similar to Windows 11. A recent bug caused apps that use the .NET Framework to stop working.
However, the easiest solution is to simply wait for Microsoft to release its next security update. Judging by the company’s usual schedule, it should arrive on June 7.
On the other hand, Microsoft is still expected to release a 22H2 feature update for Windows 10 later this year. Not being the most recent operating system, it is obvious that there will not be much news, since Microsoft will focus all its efforts to see the important news in its new Windows 11 operating system.
