Microsoft trying to push KB4023057 again to user systems

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An updated version of KB4023057 has been released via Windows Update the other day. KB4023057 is an update for all versions of Windows 10 but Windows 10 version 1803 that supposedly improves the update reliability.
Woody Leonard was the first to spot the update and his suggestion, sound as always, is to ignore the update and avoid it like the plague. His reasoning?

The description does not really state what the patch supposedly does in detail, that the update is only offered to Home users but not through WSUS or the Microsoft Update Catalog, and that the update may change things on the system that users or administrators may not want changed.

Another thing worth mentioning is that Microsoft is very, very slow when it comes to updating all the different language versions of that page. The English version is up to data but when you check the German page, you still get the December 2017 description which fails to mention Windows 10 version 1703 or 1709.

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From linked article:
What should you do? If you run an older version of Windows 10 and don't want to upgrade to a new version of the operating system right now, then you may want to ignore the update.
Windows users are the worse when it comes to updating, they may as well use Windows 7 SP1. And for those people; don't use Windows 10.

For obvious reason, my opinion excludes Educational Institutes, Enterprise and SMB.

Also from linked article:
When you check the notes, you will notice that the update may make changes to important system settings and configurations:
  • It may reset network settings.
  • It may clean up Registry settings that may prevent updates from "being installed successfully".
  • It may repair disabled or corrupt Windows operating system components.
  • It may compress files in the user profile directory to free up space.
  • It may reset the Windows Update database to repair problems and may clear the Windows Update history.
As you can see, there is a lot that this update may do and many of the changes look like attempts to undo changes that users or administrators may have done on purpose.
 
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Microsoft has earned its reputation for bad updates. The very well established bork track record goes back decades. And that bork track record extends beyond Windows to other Microsoft products such as Office.

If updates didn't smash peoples' systems, then they wouldn't disable or otherwise avoid updates.
 
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People refuse to install updates like this, then whine when an upgrade goes wrong -enoughsaid

You have absolutely no idea what the update does. Microsoft is notorious for explaining away Windows Updates with a twist. On top of that, the update appears to reverse stuff that people do not want reversed.

It isn't just home users. There's a reason that Enterprises delay Windows Updates up to 18 months. That's because Windows Updates break stuff constantly - including actually damaging hardware up to and including permanently killing systems. No Admin in their right mind is going to install Windows Updates without extensively testing them first. And those that break stuff never get installed.

Windows is an unreliable ecosystem. Period.
 
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