Faulty Update From Microsoft, “KB3126446” Puts Windows 7 /8.1 In A Reboot Loop

[sman]

 

Microsoft’s KB3126446 update for Windows 7 /8.1 makes PCs and Laptops go in a reboot loop

 

Botching up updates has become a habit for Microsoft and its engineers. The new update, KB3126446 released yesterday as part of February 2016 Patch Tuesday seems to be pushing Windows 7 computers into a longer reboot loop.

 

KB3126446 update was issued by Microsoft to fix security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, as part of bulletin MS16-017 and is available for Windows 7/8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2. However, when users of Windows 7 Service Pack 1 apply the patch, their PC/laptop goes on a reboot loop.

 

Read on in ..http://www.techworm.net/2016/02/faulty-update-microsoft-kb-3126446-windows-7-8-1-reboot-loop.html

[MikeW]

But only if you are running RDP8

 

"Microsoft has acknowledged the problem and explained that “you may have to restart the computer multiple times after you install this security update on a Windows 7-based computer that is running RDP"

[daledoc1]

And RDP should be disabled by default, for security.

 

No problems with that patch on either of my 2 Win7 boxes many, many days ago.

 

(There were only one or two reports of trouble with this patch at sevenforums. As usual, those users had "other things" going on with their systems.)

[Firefox]

I have had no issues thus far with this update which has been installed on over 1000 computers thus far...