Abby Normal Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 https://www.computerworld.com/article/3387984/widespread-reports-of-freezing-with-yesterday-s-win7-and-8-1-monthly-rollups-kb-4493472-and-kb-4493.amp.html 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 If you read the article, the problems seem to revolve around the use of an antivirus program called, "Sophos", which is from England. However there appears to be no official response from Microsoft, so the actual details are a bit sketchy. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Microsoft has announced that they are blocking updates to systems which use Sophos security software. There are a number of reports that users of Avast security programs are having the same freezing problems. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 I have been having recurring bouts of glacial internet service with pages loading so slowly they don't load at all. My ISP sent me a new router which initially worked ok then yesterday the problem reappeared. They now suggest my Ethernet modem may be starting to fail. I initiated a full security scan yesterday afternoon (Microsoft Security Essentials) which always take forever. I got up this am to find the computer had reverted to the start up screen and the scan had aborted. Oddly enough the system speed is back to par more or less so I activated a second full scan which will finish in several hours. I have had some problems after these updates and wonder if it may have had something to do with this matter. I likely will replace this old reliable model but Lord knows I am not tackling Microsoft 10 until summer. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee B Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Now there are a number of reports coming from users of Avira security software that their Windows systems are running very slowly after updating. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted April 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 More info: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-is-slower-after-april-2019-updates-according-to-users/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted April 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 3 hours ago, cbslee said: Now there are a number of reports coming from users of Avira security software that their Windows systems are running very slowly after updating. So glad I've been an ESET user since the 90s. Never had an issue in all that time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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