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Microsoft confirms – and pulls – botched WPD driver

Posted on March 10, 2017 at 07:31 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

If you checked the box to install the Optional driver update, rolling back isn’t too difficult.

If you’re using Windows 10, you may well be shafted. Welcome to my world.

InfoWorld Woody on Windows

UPDATE: Günter Born has published more details about Microsoft’s proposed solutions. Take particular note of the “Method 2 Part 2” discussion, which I mention briefly in the InfoWorld article.

Windows Patches/Security Drivers, forced updates, Restore Point, WPD
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