Security News > 2021 > February > Recent Windows 10 updates cause Visual Studio, WPF app crashes
Visual Studio is crashing when docking or dragging windows around after installing recently released.
NET Framework cumulative update previews for Windows 10 and Windows Server.
The problematic Windows 10 updates are KB4598301 and KB4598299, two updates with cumulative reliability improvements for.
Visual Studio Enterprise and Community editions are not the only products experiencing issues after the two updates are installed, with customers reporting that apps built using the Windows Presentation Foundation UI framework are also crashing.
Uninstalling the problematic KB4598301 and KB4598299 Windows 10 updates or using context menu commands to drag VS windows around the screen are viable workarounds.
On the Installed Updates dialog window, select the KB4598301 and KB4598299 updates, and click the Uninstall button.
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