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a wrote:

As you can easily see from the title, and the screenshot of WuMgr, It did finally install. Nothing ambiguous about that.

I posted this simply to help/encourage others who might be having a problem with it. Nothing ambiguous about that either!

Relax, nothing personal. If there was a misunderstanding it was on my end. I’m glad you got it installed.

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I had a lot of problems with KB5037768; not sure if you’re saying it wouldn’t install or it finally did install. In my case, I ran Windows Update Troubleshooter, rebooted, and finally got it to install.

 

GeoffB wrote:

I installed the April updates on my laptop on 03 May, and then paused updates until 07 June, the usual 35 days and reverted to metered connection. The ‘get the latest updates as soon as they’re available ‘ option was ‘off’ as always.

This afternoon (2:05 pm 14/05) I noticed that Windows Update had attempted to check for updates, and was trying to download a definition update (1.411.128) for Defender, but had stalled at 0% downloaded, and with the ‘pause’ symbol still in place.

I checked my paused updates under Advanced Options, and it’s still showing updates paused until 07 June.

With Patch Tuesday so close (Patch Wednesday morning here) I’m loathe to touch anything in the Windows Update, but would appreciate if anyone else has struck this problem.

I’m running Windows 10 22H2 Home on a Lenovo laptop.

regards

GeoffB

 

If they’re not downloading isn’t that what you wanted? If it checks but doesn’t download I wouldn’t worry about it.

ThePhoenix wrote:

This is the third time in the last six months where I have paused all updates until the end of the month (which I do every month), and Windows updated anyway. I restarted my computer a few minutes ago, and it immediately installed KB5036892.

That is an update that is listed as Defer on Susan’s Master Patch List, so do I need to uninstall it? The bigger question is why did it install when I had all updates paused?

By the way, I am running Windows 10 22H2.

Thanks for any insight.

 

The only way to guarantee updates won’t be installed is to disable the Windows Update service. But then you won’t be able to install any updates at all. Hiding updates with something like Windows Update MiniTool might work in some situations. However, my experience has been that if the update service is running, MS can and will install anything it thinks you need.

Never mind, misread your reply.

rebop2020 wrote:

I wish I had noted the date of  the March updates and when this issue started. But I didn’t. Could be cause and effect. Could be.

HP Laserjet M148DFW wireless Windows 10 22H2. Worked as expected for years until recently. Now, reboot and try to print (it is default printer) and it says offline. Restarting printer does not help. Clearing queue does not help. Stopping and restarting print spooler does not help.

MUST delete and readd printer. Enter Wins(?) Number found on the printer. Then good again until rinse and repeat.

Wireless on 10.0.0.X. Printer says 169.254.200.Xx Once installed shows in Windows as 192.168.233.1:3911. I tried adding the printer as TCP/IP and 169.Xx addy and will not install.

This JUST started in the last weeks. Now, somewhere in the MESH was added to the wifi here., But all iPhones, iPads and MACS here print with no issues.

Got help? Driving me crazy….

Thanks.

Do you have USB cable for your printer? If so, you might try connecting that way and see if your computer recognizes it. If not, there might be something wrong with the printer.

Carl wrote:

I just checked my registry entries for Macrium and they’re similar to what you found. Do you see this:

“HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Reflect.mrimg\DefaultIcon” where “(Default)” is “%1”?

This replaceable parameter is maybe being fed the file name of the icon, or resource, to use depending upon what you are doing in Reflect (backup, restore, image, etc). For example (sudo):

backup.exe myicon.ico

where “myicon.ico” becomes the default icon (%1) at runtime. Maybe or another dead end?

Nope. Dead end. I just read this in a Macrium Reflect KB:

“Unlike earlier versions of Macrium Reflect, application icons are now vector fonts rather than bitmap images. This enables crisper display on all screen resolutions as the icons are drawn rather than painted pixel by pixel.”

I was thinking of injecting your icon, but I assume the statement above rules that possibility out. Sorry.

The reg file that Macrium suggests to download and run in the link you provided has “FontBlocking” misspelled; they spelled it “FontBocking.” I didn’t run it, but I say this as a warning to anyone in the future who might be thinking about it.

I give up. As soon as I replaced the RShellEx.dll file with the original one having the default Macrium icon it went right back to using that icon. There’s something in Reflect.exe itself or in another file telling it what to do independent of the registry. My guess is Explorer has trouble handling RShellEx.dll for some reason but I really have no clue, so I’m giving up. Thanks to all who offered help; I appreciate it.

n0ads wrote:

QPFSBub wrote:

I also tried changing the setting in FileTypesMan to use a different source directory for my icon but Macrium doesn’t recognize it; it just keeps defaulting to it’s own source file.

You need to replace the DefaultIcon “value” in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry tree so it points to the location of your 256×256 icon.

It should be in one or both of the below locations.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MacriumReflect\DefaultIcon

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Reflect.mrimg\DefaultIcon

If they still change back to the low res images, then Macrium itself is probably overwriting the registry values when it starts.

The only way to stop that would be to create a script to restore them to your preferred icons and…

1- Set it to run at every Windows start/restart.

2- Set a scheduled task to run it at regular intervals.

Or use Resource Hacker (or Hex Editor XVI32) to find/remove the code in the Macrium program that changes it.

Okay, think I hit pay dirt. I changed the default icon here, and pointed it to my custom icons folder.

Computer\HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Reflect.mrimg\DefaultIcon

Then I did something I didn’t do before. There was another entry:

EZShellExtensionsOld=C:\\WINDOWS\\Installer\\{A302C59F-C733-4DA0-9611-1286A9051D15}\\mrimgico,0

I deleted that and now my icon location is sticking. I think that entry must’ve been what was causing Macrium to go back to it’s default icon location.

Made a backup, rebooted a couple of times and so far so good. Hopefully that will clear up the resolution problem. I’ll give it some time and report back if it seems to be permanently fixed.

Carl wrote:

I’ve encountered the same problem and believe it may be the fault of Resource Hacker. When I created 256×256 icons, all seemed good. But a few days later, like you, icons would appear blurred (48×48 being upscaled to 256×256).

There’s something strange going on when Resource Hacker saves what you think is 256×256. It’s sort of like the canvas and document(image) don’t match. I ended up using a different tool, but can’t remember which one it was (seizures have been affecting my memory).

Try this portable app from the developer of “Clear Disk Info”:

Quick Any2Ico

I think this is the app I used to solve the problem. My icons no longer morph. I’ll look through my notes to see if I documented what I did.

Thanks for this info. The only thing is, as I said in my original post, it was happening with Macrium’s default icon long before I modified anything with Resource Hacker. My conclusion is it has something to do with FileTypesMan, the RShellEx.dll file, and Explorer. As I mentioned previously, when I double-click the .mrimg extension in FileTypesMan, and then close the dialog when it opens, the icon go back to normal.

EricB wrote:

The disclosure of the new “features” includes — “Note This feature might not be available to all users because it will roll out gradually.”

Ahh, okay. Thanks.

Anyone install the regular version of this one yet (not the preview)?

2024-04 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 22H2 for x64-based Systems (KB5036892)

Any nags or weird behavior?

I made post yesterday that should’ve been the fifth post in this thread but it seems to have disappeared. But I feel like we’re getting off track of the real issue; so let me see if I can simplify.

No matter what I change in the registry, Macrium always reverts to its own default icon which is located in RShellEx.dll in Program Files\Macrium\Reflect. This is the file I modified with my pink icon. Macrium never uses any other icon for .mrimg files. However, sometimes it displays correctly, other times it’s blurry. So, the question is: Why would the same icon, in the same file, sometimes show correctly and then become blurry? Especially since it only has one resolution (256 x 256).

I found another post about this on another forum but the only reply was nearly incomprehensible and the OP never said if the issue was resolved. My point is, I’m not the only one this has happened to.

n0ads wrote:

QPFSBub wrote:

I also tried changing the setting in FileTypesMan to use a different source directory for my icon but Macrium doesn’t recognize it; it just keeps defaulting to it’s own source file.

You need to replace the DefaultIcon “value” in the HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT registry tree so it points to the location of your 256×256 icon.

It should be in one or both of the below locations.

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MacriumReflect\DefaultIcon

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Reflect.mrimg\DefaultIcon

If they still change back to the low res images, then Macrium itself is probably overwriting the registry values when it starts.

The only way to stop that would be to create a script to restore them to your preferred icons and…

1- Set it to run at every Windows start/restart.

2- Set a scheduled task to run it at regular intervals.

Or use Resource Hacker (or Hex Editor XVI32) to find/remove the code in the Macrium program that changes it.

That’s basically what I did with FileTypesMan. I modified the default icon location so it pointed to my custom icon (on the desktop). This also changes the registry. But Macrium changes it back to its own file when I reboot.

I’m not advance enough to be able to modify Macrium’s code with Resource Hacker so probably better to leave it alone.

I just don’t get why the icon appears normal for awhile then goes blurry. It’s the same icon. I only modified one Macrium file with the custom icon so it seems like it should appear the same all the time. Strange.

samak wrote:

lmacri wrote:

Fortunately, there will also be new settings to control Windows Spotlight (Settings | Personalization | Background | Personalize Your Background | Windows Spotlight) and the new Lock Screen widgets (Settings | Personalization | Lock Screen). See the 15-Mar-2024 ghacks.net article Next Windows 10 Update Brings Windows Spotlight, Lock Screen Content, and Another Windows 11 Upgrade Offer for more information.

Thanks. However, I suspect most people would prefer not to have this crap forced on them and then have to turn it off. Why not give us the choice about whether we want more bloat on our systems ?

lol, they stopped caring about what ordinary users want a long time ago. Now it’s all about trying to impress themselves and show the world all the “marvels” they can perform.