Windows 8.1 August Update Causes Black Screen At Boot

August 18, 2014
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thread over at the Microsoft Community forums. This is what the user reporting the problem said:

“I installed all of the august 12 updates today, after the first reboot everything seems fine. After a second manual reboot that wasn’t requested, the system shows the initial flag and loading throbber, then kicks to an all black screen and gets no further. System restore fixed the problem, I have reinstalled some of the updates so far, and found some are ok, but at least two are definitely still causing this black screen on second reboot.”
The problem has been traced to KB2975719, which as you may be aware is actually the Windows 8.1 August Update pack itself. So the issue could be rather serious, for some. Best to avoid this update for a while until Microsoft provides detailed information.]]>

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Mike Johnson is a writer for The Redmond Cloud - the most comprehensive source of news and information about Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Cloud. He enjoys writing about Azure Security, IOT and the Blockchain.

All Comments

  • It works fine on all our machines?

    Mike Greenway August 18, 2014 8:24 am Reply
    • My 5 PCs all work fine as well.

      WillyThePooh August 18, 2014 7:57 pm Reply
  • Do they test these things anymore or just rush it out as quickly as possible? It seems like the latter, which is asinine. Microsoft is better than this. I know it.

    John Howe August 18, 2014 9:48 am Reply

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