This post was co-authored by John Wilcox (Windows as a Service Evangelist, Windows Servicing & Delivery), Alec Oot (Principal Program Manager Lead, Windows Servicing & Delivery), and Will Patton (Sen...
Updated Nov 12, 2019
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I hate that MS Forces updates now. I don't want every update, and this one:
Release Date: June 9, 2020
Version: 1903-OS Build 18362.900 and 1909-OS Build 18363.900
Screwed up my system. I found this on their page regarding this last update:
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We have received reports that some users cannot open apps after installing this update, especially Microsoft Office apps. Affected users might also receive an error, such as, 'Windows cannot find "c:\program files\microsoft office\root\office16\winword.exe" Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.'
This issue has been resolved by Avast. This issue only affected devices with certain versions of Avast or AVG applications and was addressed with an update to their respective products. For more information on this, please see Avast's forum https://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=233129.msg1549776#msg1549776.
Note No update is needed for Windows or Microsoft Office to address this issue.
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I do not have Avast, or any other AVG programs on my Alienware system. (Which is only 5 months old). However, these are the issues I'm experiencing, among others. I also cannot save any file including notepad or Snipping Tool items. I also cannot print anything. This has flipped out my entire system!!
Please help - Thank you.