Subj : Windows 11 update nightmare continues with games and an antivirus
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue May 02 2023 11:30:03

Windows 11 update nightmare continues with games and an antivirus app hit

Date:
Tue, 02 May 2023 10:19:53 +0000

Description:
Games freezing up and a mysterious error for a popular antivirus are the 
latest Windows update woes.

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 Windows 11 s latest optional update is causing a bunch of problems for some 
users, including reported issues with games and conflicts with an antivirus 
app. 

Lets start with the apparent misfire in the works patchKB5025305 has visited 
upon gamers, going by claims on Reddit flagged up by Windows Latest . 

One Reddit user reported having games freezing after installing the preview 
update, with the issue being resolved after uninstalling the patch, 
suggesting it was to blame. Another user chimed in saying they were having 
the same problem, and after troubleshooting for a few days, they concluded 
that KB5025305 was the root of their issues. 

Perhaps unsurprisingly, there have also been some reports of the update 
failing to install (thats definitely nothing new). 

Another reported flaw with Aprils preview update for Windows 11 is a warning 
that pops up with Kaspersky antivirus , saying that: There may be some future 
limitations when running on this version of Microsoft Windows 11. 

Windows Latest points out that a Kaspersky engineer has confirmed that 
KB5025305 is causing this mysterious message to appear. Its not clear what it 
actually means for the antivirus, but you should only see the message once, 
were told. 

One user suggests that the problem may be with Kasperskys firewall, observing 
that the Windows 11 update modifies firewall settings. 

In the Kaspersky forum post where the engineer replies, other users are 
talking about their Windows 11 systems running more slowly after the update 
(for example, experiencing jitters when moving the mouse around the desktop). 
Analysis: Microsoft better get on the case... 

Well just have to see what happens as a result of Kasperskys investigation 
into the antivirus bug, because at the time of writing, no conclusion has 
been drawn. And clearly, the guess about the firewall being wonky is just 
that  a guess. 

Theres no actual evidence to suggest that, but folks running Kaspersky are 
rightly worried about what might have gone awry to cause this error message. 
(And whether that might leave them somehow vulnerable on the security front  
with Kaspersky yet to elaborate on the problem, we just dont know). 

As for the apparent bug where games are running slower or freezing due to 
KB5025305, at the moment, there are just a couple of scattered reports, so we 
cant put too much stock in those. It wouldnt be the first time an update has 
accidentally caused frame rate drops, though. 

Still, this remains one to watch, rather than a big worry at the moment. Well 
see if further reports pop up between now and the release of KB5025305 to 
everyone running Windows 11. 

This optional update becomes a full release next week, so Microsoft and 
Kaspersky will definitely need to iron out that other gremlin between them, 
as thats an antivirus product used by a lot of people. 

As yet, though, these problems have not appeared in Microsofts support 
document listing the known issues for KB5025305, which is a slight worry in 
itself, certainly with the Kaspersky glitch. Wed have thought that would have 
been picked up on and mentioned by now, but its a possibility that Microsoft 
is looking into it on the quiet. We shall see.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/windows-11-update-nightmare-continues-with-game
s-and-an-antivirus-app-hit


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