Security News > 2021 > March > Microsoft halts rollout of Windows 10 KB5001649 emergency update
Microsoft has paused the Windows 10 KB5001649 cumulative update rollout, likely due to installation issues and reported crashes.
Microsoft is now offering the previously released KB5001567 emergency update instead. The March 2021 updates have been a complete mess when printing, with update after update causing new issues to arise.
To fix these issues, Microsoft released the emergency out-of-band update KB5001567 on March 15th. While this update fixed the bug causing Windows 10 to crash when printing, it did not resolve the other issues users experienced.
To fix the remaining issues, Microsoft released a second OOB emergency update on March 18th, known as KB5001649.
Instead, when checking Windows Update, the same devices are now offered the KB5001567 update released earlier this week instead. As KB5001649 superseded KB5001567, the only explanation is that KB5001649 is no longer offered via Windows Update.
The update is still available via the Microsoft Update Catalog, just no longer via Windows Update.
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