There are lots of people on lots of forums who claim there are "lots of problems" with each and every Windows feature, cumulative, and patch update that has ever been issued. With the very rarest of exceptions, it simply isn't so, period.
If one million Windows 10 users were to have an issue with a specific update, where "an issue" is defined as having the same exact result and/or error code, that's still a drop in the proverbial bucket of over 400 million (at the last estimate I could find) Windows 10 users.
I have been on various technical support forums for decades now, and it is a fact, an irrefutable fact, that
Most Computer Issues Are Idiosyncratic - Not Global.
I'm not here to argue, but to help. You are free to take, or ignore, my advice as you see fit. That is your right. I'm not about to change my opinion based on many years of experience because you're vexed (even justifiably vexed) and want to find someone or something to blame.
My standard "fix it" steps for major problems are, and always have been:
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Before going any further, it must be noted that a repair install (or feature update, when those are being done) allows one to keep all of one's files and apps (desktop/installed and store varieties). This is in complete contrast to a Reset (which allows either keeping just one’s files or wiping everything), or a Refresh or Completely Clean Reinstall, both of which wipe everything.
My standard advice, in virtually all cases, (and presuming any potential infection has already been addressed, first) is trying the following, in the order specified. If the issue is fixed by option one then there's no need to go further. Stop whenever your issue is fixed:
1.
Using SFC (System File Checker) and DISM (Deployment Imaging Servicing and Management) to Repair Windows 8 & 10
2.
Doing a Windows 10 Repair Install or Feature Update Using the Windows 10 ISO file
3. Doing a completely clean reinstall:
a)
Completely Clean Win10 (Re)install Using MCT to Download Win10 ISO File
b)
Completely Clean Win10 (Re)install Using MCT to Create a Bootable USB Drive
I
never choose the “
thermonuclear option”, the completely clean reinstall, until it's clear that this is the only viable option. I hate having to go through all the work of reconfiguring a machine from scratch if that can reasonably and safely be avoided.
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There's really nothing further I could add.