Microsoft proposes to uninstall the January cumulative update as a solution to the activation error that is causing
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The news related to the Microsoft updates and present bugs continues If these days the March update and the problems have been in the news When it comes to printing documents, now it's time to talk about a previous update such as the one from January 2021 that came with the KB4598291 patch.
An update that was causing problems for some users causing an error that prevented activation after installing the update. A bug for which Microsoft proposes an alternative solution quite radical, it must be said, that mitigates the possible inconveniences caused.
Uninstall or not install
And is that after installing the Windows 10 cumulative update released in January, some users have complained of activation problems. They warned that the error code 0xc004c003 appeared on the screen after installing of the update.
A problem that has reached Microsoft so now, almost two months later, has released a workaround for the problem on the support page. A reported issue may occur on devices that are running Windows 10 version 2004 and 20H2 and have the January 2021 non-security preview or later version installed.
At this point, Microsoft recommends not installing the update and if we already have it installed, proceed with its uninstallation. In addition, they claim to be working on a resolution and provide an update in a future release.
These are the versions that have been affected by this bug:
- Windows 10 Enterprise, version 2004
- Windows 10 Home, version 2004
- Windows 10 Pro, version 2004
- Windows 10 Education, version 2004
- Windows 10 Pro Education, version 2004
- Windows 10 Pro, version 20H2
- Windows 10 Enterprise, version 20H2
- Windows 10 Education, version 20H2
- Windows 10 Home, version 20H2
- Windows 10 Pro Education, version 20H2
Remember that, if you already have the update that causes problems installed, the process to uninstall it is the same as we have already repeated on other occasions. We have to go to the route Settings, Update and security and within it click on View update history"
"The next step is to use the option Uninstall updates marking the update that is giving us problems and then clicking thebutton Uninstall."
Via | WinFuture
