04-20-2018 , 10:47 PM
Quote:KB4093118 is the April 2018 monthly rollup for Windows 7
Reports of updates failing to install surface every month, but they typically concern Windows 10, as Microsoft apparently has a hard time getting cumulative patches right for devices upgraded to the most recent versions of its operating system.
This time, however, it looks like the one that’s causing trouble is KB4093118, the Windows 7 monthly rollup update published on April 10 and then re-issued for whatever reason a few days later.
While Microsoft hasn’t yet acknowledged failed installs hitting KB4093118, Woody Leonhard reports on CW that the Windows 7 update pushes systems into an infinite loop as the installation process cannot be completed and the update is being re-offered every time systems boot to the desktop.
This is the typical behavior that’s been impacting Windows 10 cumulative update for quite a while now, but it looks like there’s more. There are people complaining that KB4093118 for Windows 7 triggers a reboot after start, with no way to get back to the desktop.
Next updates coming in May
“I cannot install monthly rollup security update KB4093118 on computers with 32bit windows 7… Installation always ends up with computers restarting right after boot. PC starts till 'Wait Please' message is displayed and then after few seconds it reboots. Only help is 'Safe Mode', roll back changes, normal boot,” one user is quoted as saying on Microsoft’s support forums.
At this point, the only way to deal with these issues is to completely remove the patch and then hide it to block it from being re-offered. Microsoft hasn’t acknowledged the issues and it’s not known if a fix is under development.
The next batch of updates for Windows systems is projected to go live in early May on Patch Tuesday, and in addition to Windows 10 cumulative updates, new monthly rollups for Windows 7 and 8.1 are also expected. It remains to be seen if these issues will be addressed.
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