In yet more problems for this month's Windows 11 24H2 update, Microsoft has warned the new code will cause a Blue Screen of Death on some Asus systems due to hardware compatibility.
To say 24H2 is the Windows ME of updates could be a tad harsh, but since its release, the supposed improvement has caused a lot of problems. Old-school users may have been peeved at the loss of WordPad and the coming death of VBScript, but that was the least of it.
A greater headache for admins was that many machines suddenly reported that they were hoarding 8.63 GB of unwanted data in the "Windows Update Cleanup" folder that refused to be deleted. Microsoft called this a "reporting error" and issued a fix.
Western Digital was forced to issue a rush fix for 24H2 after users of the hard drives suffered BSOD issues after installing the update. And now Asus is rushing to do the same after Microsoft warned that two systems are going to get borked by the update.
"After attempting to update to Windows 11, version 24H2, some ASUS devices, specifically the X415KA and X515KA models, might encounter an issue where the system is unable to complete the update," it reported.
"During the update process, devices might experience a blue screen with an error message and cannot complete the installation of version 24H2. This issue has been identified in collaboration with ASUS and is linked to compatibility with certain hardware components in these models."
Thankfully this doesn't affect servers, but Redmond recommends admins check safeguard ID: 54157480 on the Windows Update for Business reporting function to see all is well.
In addition, anyone using Voicemeeter to edit their audio on client systems is also set to get the blues, Microsoft warned. The update to Memory Manager in Windows is also going to cause BSOD in some systems - safeguard ID: 53794850 is the code to check for all you lucky admins.
Microsoft declined to give further details to The Register, with a spokesperson saying that it "has nothing further to share."
Incidentally, last month Microsoft announced it is spending $60 billion buying its own shares to prop up the stock price. Some of that money might be better spent sorting out its software issues. ®
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