Blue Screen Stop 0x050 error reported for systems installing KB2976897, KB2982791...

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Blue Screen Stop 0x050 error reported for systems installing KB2976897, KB2982791, and KB2970228

Two Microsoft kernel-mode driver updates are triggering BSOD error message on some Windows systems

Details at this point are sparse, but it looks like three different patches from this week's Black Tuesday crop are causing Blue Screens with a Stop 0x50 error on some systems. If you're hitting a BSOD, you can help diagnose the problem (and perhaps prod Microsoft to find a solution) by adding your voice to the Microsoft Answers Forum thread on the subject.


Problematic kernel-mode driver updates aren't unusual at all. Now that Microsoft is releasing more of them, problems seem to be cropping up more frequently.

Blue Screen Stop 0x050 error reported for systems installing KB2976897, KB2982791, and KB2970228 | Microsoft windows - InfoWorld

 

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It looks like MS has listed 4 updates that have been 'pulled' as part of 3 groups of 'known issues', also a workaround has been detailed: MS14-045: Description of the security update for kernel-mode drivers: August 12, 2014

 

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Microsoft Pulls KB2982791 After 4 Days of Blue Screens

Reports of blue-screening systems started almost immediately after Microsoft released its updates for August. Though some were not affected by the issue, those that were spent a lot of time this past week trying to source the exact problem and come up with workarounds.

Late on Friday, Microsoft finally acknowledged the problem, updated the security bulletin to confirm, and removed update KB2982791.

Per the updated Microsoft Security Bulletin MS14-045:

Microsoft revised this bulletin to address known issues associated with installation of security update 2982791. Microsoft is investigating behavior associated with the installation of this update, and will update this bulletin when more information becomes available. Microsoft recommends that customers uninstall this update. As an added precaution, Microsoft has removed the download links to the 2982791 security update. For instructions on how to uninstall this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2982791.

Microsoft Pulls KB2982791 After 4 Days of Blue Screens | Windows content from Windows IT Pro

 

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After Blue Screen of Death reports, Microsoft says to uninstall recent patch

Company quietly revises a security bulletin and opens an investigation.

On Friday, Microsoft recommended uninstalling a recent security update following reports that it caused Blue Screens of Death.

ComputerWorld reports that the patch—MS 14-045—was first announced on August 12 before it received further attention on Friday. The patch intended to fix three issues including one in the Windows kernel. But soon after it was initially released, a Microsoft support forum thread sprung up with tales of "Stop 0x50 errors," aka blue screens. (ComputerWorld notes the thread has surpassed 50,000 views within the week.)

Microsoft's updated information page for the patch includes an official, relatively detail-free explanation:

Why was this bulletin revised on August 15, 2014?
Microsoft revised this bulletin to address known issues associated with installation of security update 2982791. Microsoft is investigating behavior associated with the installation of this update, and will update this bulletin when more information becomes available. Microsoft recommends that customers uninstall this update. As an added precaution, Microsoft has removed the download links to the 2982791 security update. For instructions on how to uninstall this update, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2982791.

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After Blue Screen of Death reports, Microsoft says to uninstall recent patch | Ars Technica