Well, who would have thought that Windows 10 might also have new bugs when it is expected to reach end of support in less than a year? Microsoft is aware of three new issues in Windows 10 affecting some people after installing either KB5044273 (the mandatory October Patch Tuesday release) or KB5045594 (the optional hotfix released on October 22).

While some people are still having trouble installing Windows 10 KB5044273 and KB5045594 due to errors like 0x800f0805, those who have installed either update have reported an issue where apps may fail to install. throw.

In a Posting the Feedback HubA user reported that applications were not opening after installing security update KB5044273 on their Lenovo 20WE. “We are experiencing issues opening applications after applying KB5044273 on all Lenovo 20WE computers. The issue is resolved after uninstalling the update,” they added.

Another user reported that after installing Windows 10 KB5044273 updates, his applications did not start automatically when he signed into Windows. Automatic startup of Wallpaper Engine, TranslucentTB, is broken after the fix. The bug is related to an issue that crashes apps in Windows 10.

This is an interesting issue, and what’s important to note is that the app crash bug affects Windows 10 users outside of the Windows Insider program. They use officially supported hardware and run Microsoft’s recommended security patch for Windows 10.

KB5044273 is a mandatory build that should install automatically unless you manually pause updates from Settings.

More new issues in Windows 10 KB5044273

In a updating one of the supporting documentsMicrosoft has confirmed that apps like Teams, Narrator, and Quick Assist can crash when you’re logged in as a non-admin. Microsoft won’t tell us how many apps or users are affected, but the problem is widespread enough that the company is releasing an emergency patch.

Microsoft believes that some of you are experiencing the application crash bug when the application is configured to open as a non-admin using UIAccess=true. This affects applications launched from the following hotfix:

• %ProgramFiles%
• %ProgramFiles(x86)%
• %systemroot%\system32
• %systemroot%\syswow64

Does this mean that Windows 10 apps won’t crash when you use apps with administrator rights? No, according to Microsoft. You might still experience issues, but you’re “less likely to experience this issue if you run the application as administrator.”

The second Windows 10 bug KB5044273 only affects enterprise customers, especially those using Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD). The AVD may cause a black screen when logging in and you may not be allowed to log out, resulting in another black screen after trying to open the AVD again.

If you are affected, you might see “svchost.exe_AppXSvc” in the event view. For affected users, this also means that the Start menu could crash or close abruptly.

The third big one causes another black screen that stays for between 10 and 30 minutes when you log in to Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD).

Microsoft says it’s still working on fixing these bugs, and we expect the fixes to arrive on November 12 with the Windows 10 November 2024 Patch Tuesday refresh.

Microsoft also announced that you can pay $30 to extend security updates for Windows 10 for another year. Support is scheduled to end on October 14, 2025, but you can extend it until October 14, 2026 for $30.