Advice please on this update from July 2018 KB4338818

[Zappastixs]

Hi

Advice please on this update from July 2018

KB4338818

Release Date: 10 July 2018
Version: Monthly Rollup

Often I will check to see if Windows Updates have reported problems.

Microsoft themselves warned about known issues with this update.

There were four problems (see link below) but three were solved with
"This issue is resolved in KB4338821"

Access Denied

BUT the other was NOT.

That's why I'm asking for help because I cannot afford for my machine to be down.

PLEASE NOTE: I could follow the MS workaround BUT a few weeks ago
with another problem I had - I found out that INTEL have discontinued all
support for drivers.

So I'm worried that I could really screw my system.

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This is what MS state;

Symtom

After you apply this update, the network interface controller may stop working
on some client software configurations. This occurs because of an issue related
to a missing file, oem<number>.inf. The exact problematic configurations are
currently unknown.

Workaround

To locate the network device, launch devmgmt.msc; it may appear under Other Devices.
To automatically rediscover the NIC and install drivers, select Scan for Hardware Changes
from the Action menu.

a. Alternatively, install the drivers for the network device by right-clicking the device and
selecting Update. Then select Search automatically for updated driver software or Browse
my computer for driver software.

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I hope that all makes sense.

Thanks in advance.

Stephen

 

[wither 2]

If you're not having problems connecting a computer to a network, then I don't see any need to apply the fix.

 

[iko22]

Zappastixs The things you can do are:

Find out which network driver you have for your network interface card, and the current version number.

Create a manual restore point.

Install Update KB4338818

Check your Network Driver in Device Management. Apply the workaround if necessary.

If the update fails your computer at any point, restore your computer back to the user created manual restore point.
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That way, if you succeed, youd have the updated hotfix on the computer. And if the update fails, then you can roll back the system to an earlier time, before any changes were made.