Security News > 2022 > September > Windows 10 KB5017308 causing issues with Group Policy settings

The Windows 10 KB5017308 cumulative update released this Patch Tuesday is reportedly causing Group Policy Object issues, according to admin reports.

"Running Windows Update Standalone Installer with the /uninstall switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation."

It's important to mention that, since Microsoft bundles all security fixes into a single update, removing KB5017308 may resolve the bug but will also remove all fixes for recently patched security vulnerabilities.

Another seemingly widespread problem encountered after deploying KB5017308 is affecting Windows 10 systems that will hang on reboot after installation with an 0x800F0845 added to the event log.

While downloading the update from the Microsoft Update Catalog and installing it manually usually fixes issues where the updates can't be deployed, users who tried it said that, in this case, they encountered the same reboot hang bug.

The KB5017308 cumulative update was released on Tuesday to resolve bugs and address security vulnerabilities on systems running Windows 10 20H2, 21H1, and 21H2. This Windows 10 update is mandatory and will automatically be installed by Windows Update during the servicing window.

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