Just short before its official debut, Windows 10 is still misbehaving. An update for the pre-release version of Windows 10, dubbed KB3074681, was recently pushed to the members of the Windows Insider Program that are testing the current Windows 10 build. Unfortunately, the update is triggering crashes for many users.
The KB3074681 update for Windows 10 was rolled out on Saturday. If you try to uninstall programs using Control Panel instead of the more modern Settings screen, the update causes a crash. If users would try to uninstall an application via Control Panel by selecting it and right clicking it or by double clicking it, their Control Panel will crash and returns to the Windows 10 desktop.
This bug affects the current Windows 10 build, which is considered the final pre-release edition before the launch date. On Wednesday, will be a pushed out build 10240 as an upgrade for members of the Windows Insider Program. The program allows users to test the new Microsoft operating system and provide feedback to the software company.
Windows 10 is set to be launched on the market on Wednesday, July 29. As the launch date looms closer, Microsoft rolls out more Windows 10 updates. But the presence of a bug in Windows 10 at this late date and even more annoying, a bug caused by an update, is disconcerting. However, this issue is not totally unexpected, since Microsoft has been considering the new operating system as a work in progress.
The company is planning a phased rollout of the Windows 10. The first phase will be the launching of the upgrade to Windows Insiders on July 29. The next stage will continue with moving on to those current Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users who have reserved the free upgrade. The company has more time to catch any bugs with this phased approach and can fix the issues that arise as the Windows 10 rollout progresses.
The engineering general manager for Microsoft's OS group, Gabe Aul, declared on Sunday, on the blog site SuperSite for Windows, that a fix is in the works for this latest bug and users can expect it to be rolled out soon.
Meanwhile, those Microsoft users running the latest Windows 10 build have an easy workaround in case that they installed the KB3074681 update and it leads to crashes in the Control Panel. They have to simply click the Start button instead of going through Control Panel and then open the Settings screen and click the System category. From there they have to choose the setting for Apps & features and click the app they wish to uninstall in the right page, then click the Uninstall button.
