KB3000850 changed from optional to important

ajg617

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Microsoft appears to have changed the Nov 2014 roll-up from optional to important. As a result, it slipped by me and it installed on restart. The system performance was abysmal afterwards with a black screen after the Toshiba logo for a good 30 seconds before getting to the login screen. Login would take forever to get a desktop with icons. Mouse would not move for some time and the system would take about 20 seconds or more to bring up task manager via Ctl-Alt-Del after which I'd see 100% Disk usage for approximately a minute with the system and svchost processes the biggest culprits in IO reads. This is a Toshiba Satellite P55t-A5118 with 1TB drive and 8gigs, Intel video.

I uninstalled the update and the system is now very unstable. SFC in Safe mode generates many errors in the log files and notes corrupted files at the end of the run. Tried to restore to a March 3rd restore point which failed after which the restore point disappeared from the restore folder. Restored to March 10th with no difference in performance. Disabled Toshiba, Norton (that was uninstalled so I'm not sure why those two tasks were still there) and Skydrive tasks. Disabled Brother printer software, Toshiba app place, Toshiba update, Superfetch, Windows Search, and BITS. Still runs miserable.


Touch pad sometimes works sometimes doesn't (Event ID 264 A multi-touch device reported inconsistent contact information).
Wireless error message with Toshiba diagnostics.
Kernel processor speed limited by firmware for all 4 (Event ID 37). WLAN extensibility module stopping. The embedded controller (EC) returned data when none was requested.
The BIOS might be trying to access the EC without synchronizing with the operating system. This data will be ignored. No further action is necessary; however, you should check with your computer manufacturer for an upgraded BIOS.

Haven't tried the refresh option yet but have backed up all of my files in case I have to do a re-load. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,
John
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba P55t-A5118
    CPU
    Intel I7
    Memory
    8 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Webroot
I am also being offered KB3000850

I have not installed it. What is the feeling here about installing it now? I seem to remember it being offered some time ago, but some folk said it was giving problems.

What is the current opinion on installing it or not?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS X54C
    CPU
    Intel Pentium B940 2.00GHz Sandy Bridge 32nm Technology
    Motherboard
    OEM - ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Model K54C (CPU 1) Version 1.0 Chipset Vendor Intel Chipset Model
    Memory
    6.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    OEM - Intel Model HD Graphics
    Sound Card
    OEM
    Monitor(s) Displays
    OEM
    Hard Drives
    Manufacturer Hitachi
    Product Family Travelstar
    Series Prefix Standard
    Model Capacity For This Specific Drive 500GB
    PSU
    OEM
    Case
    OEM
    Cooling
    OEM
    Keyboard
    OEM
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    4 Mbps ADSL
    Browser
    Chrome 64bit
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    Billion 400G Wi-fi router
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