MS Update 3033929 Causing Reboot Loop

[dlevere]

By Brian Krebs

One of the operating system updates Microsoft released on Tuesday of this week — KB3033929 — is causing a reboot loop for a fair number of Windows 7 users, according to postings on multiple help forums. The update in question does not appear to address a pressing security vulnerability, so users who have not yet installed it should probably delay doing so until Microsoft straightens things out.



Various tech help forums ares starting to fill up with requests from Windows 7 users who are experiencing a reboot loop after applying the glitchy patch, which is a “code signing” update that improves the ability of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 systems to validate the integrity and authenticity of programs running on top of the operating system.

At this time, none of the tech help forums seem to have a solution for the problem. If that changes (or if Microsoft pulls and re-issues this patch) I’ll update this post with a solution. For now, it’s best for Windows users to delay installing KB3033929.

Further reading:

Microsoft’s Technet Forum

Microsoft’s Answers forum

HP Support Forums

[xirtamehtsitahw]

*Start paranoid rant*

Smells like a conspiracy to me--Microsoft is starting to release deliberate glitches disguised as updates, in an effort to undermine us Windows 7 users from continuing to use Windows 7. They want even more of our money, and they are trying to force the issue by attempting to corrupt Windows 7, so we have to buy Windows 8 (or even a Windows 8 PC/laptop).

*End paranoid rant*

In all actuality, Microsoft is notorious for releasing updates that aren't quite ready/haven't been fully beta-tested before they're released. This causes the occasional glitch like one which led to blue screen errors on a lot of users a while back, and now this one, which seems to be causing reboot loops for some users.

I've even experienced a "phantom blue screen" glitch when I went to update my new laptop for the first time.

I use the term phantom blue screen because, though I didn't actually see the infamous blue screen, the error was described as a blue-screen error. My mouse cursor stopped moving, and my computer basically locked up, for no apparent reason.

However, it didn't seem to permanently damage my laptop, as evidenced by this post.

[dlevere]

This is why I don't use the automatic updating feature.

[xirtamehtsitahw]

I only accept updates that are flagged as "important" or "security updates". Even then it seems I'm not 100 percent safe from Microsoft's "handiwork".

Also, the "feature" that makes a computer run really slow if it's left to sleep/hibernate for too long. Pure genius. (I hope you don't drown in that ocean of sarcasm )

[MathUser]

I had reboot loop problems with my windows 8 computer. It would apply updates, fail, try to restore it to it's old state and never finish. You had to set it to factory settings again to use it again. I fixed it by installing windows via a fresh disc.

[AsPika2219]

My PC is using Windows 7 Home Basic and is now fine when installing this update! Strange....

Anyway, the problem only occour if someone using dual boot only.