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Windows 7 refuses to start after Windows Update
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Let me get started. I have a Windows 7 Home Basic 64 bit PC dual-booting with Linux Mint 17.1. So, I haven't had any internet access for a few weeks, so I decided to update my Windows PC. After checking with Windows Update, there weren't any updates shown, instead a Windows 10 banner appeared. So I clicked show all available updates.
There were 5 Optional Updates, which I decided to install. Here they are:
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3040272 (KB3040272)
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3048761 (KB3048761)
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3050265 (KB3050265)
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3064209 (KB3064209)
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3065979 (KB3065979)
After that, I left my PC to shutdown. The next day when I booted up my PC, whenever I selected to boot Windows in the GRUB2 Loader, the Starting Windows Screen would appear and my PC would reset again. By reset I mean go back to the ASUS starting screen as if I turned it off. Trying a couple more times, it said Windows failed to start normally and suggested me to use Startup Recovery. Startup Recovery resolved the situation due to the automatic System Restore created before installing said updates to my PC.
1. Am I supposed to NOT install the optional updates in the future? Why did it cause said system instability?
2. Which update was the one that screwed my PC? Was it KB3064209 ( June 2015 Intel Microcode Update for Windows)
This question was also reposted here:
Windows 7 refuses to start after Windows Update. - Microsoft Community