Windows 10 Update Is Causing An Old Problem To Return!

9/7/20 | self

[justme4now]

The other night I was forced to take the latest windows 10 update .. again!

I keep having to 'rollback' to the 'previous' version because of what happens to my graphics!
(I know what causes the graphics problem but not why there is this this new problem!)

Let me explain ...
A few years ago I went through a similar mess that took me almost a year to solve!

Below is a screenshot of what that (and this) cumalative update does to my colors/graphics!

DESKTOP SCREENSHOT

It took a while but I found that on these updates ... Microsoft would delete my AMD graphics driver and the Radeon dashboard and turn my color depth to 10 bpc instead of the 8 bpc it operates at.
(bits per channel. 8bpc is what most codecs work with.)

After discovering the cause of my problem .. almost a year later, I was able to download and install the radeon dashboard and driver that allowed me to reset my color depth to 8 bpc.
(That was then)

Even though at that time, it was the Crimson version of the AMD software and not what I have installed now.
(Now it's Adrenalin)

This is the AMD dashboard that I have installed now and how I change the settings.
(On this rolled-back, non updated version)

RADEON SOFTWARE DASHBOARD

SETTINGS AREA OF CARD
(See the color depth setting? Left side down six.)

So what's my problem?

With this update, Microsoft is blocking every attempt at my trying to install a correct driver or any AMD software!!

I had no problem in installing this current software on this windows 10 version, but I can't install the same software on the new update even though AMD says this software is correct for the new update!
(Microsoft is blocking it!
(Yes, I turned my malware and virus protection off)

Oh yeah, you can't deny or rollback the update forever .. unless you are on a pro or business version of windows 10!

Is it too late to say that ..
I hope that I haven't confused Everyone? 😒

Thanks

The following is what I hope will be helpful info on what my graphics consist of.
(Chipset, no actual video card)

Graphics Card Manufacturer - Powered by AMD

CPU
AMD A10-7800 Radeon R7, 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G 2 Cores

AMD Radeon(TM) R7 Graphics - Primary/Integrated

VRAM - 1024 MB - DDR3 800 MHz

Graphics Chipset - AMD Radeon(TM) R7 Graphics

[null and void]

I’m running my expensive CAD program on XP. Next time I have enough money to buy a couple top of the line Macs I’ll be in a position to consider going to the latest Windows, cuz then I’ll have enough cash to get the version of that CAD program that will run on the latest and greatest Windows.

[Swordmaker]

What? You don’t like the new modern art screen implementation? It’s designed to improve work flow by making employees frenetic. . . and stay away from the computer except for only very important, very necessary imperative things.

[Swordmaker]

Ping for modern art Windows 10 upgrade, downgrade or sideways grade into the Twilight Zone. . .

[Swordmaker]

It actually looks as if the Exxon Valdez took an oil dump in your monitor. . .

[PAR35]

I ended up having to delete my HP video driver and revert to the basic Microsoft one (which only supported one screen instead of my needed two). Then I was able to re-download the needed HP driver and reinstall it. But it was not a simple process and I only got everything back up and working via trial and error.

The reason this may be relevant is that my machine also had AMD hardware.

[PAR35]

I tried flashing a bios one time.

Ended up with an expensive desktop boat anchor.

[PAR35]

it’s not that difficult to turn off updates on W10

It's not difficult, because it can't be done with the Home version.

[wildcard_redneck]

Windows 10 is pure crap that is so buggy as to be worthless.

[doorgunner69]

Reminds me of those old Mandelbrot generators of a couple decades ago.

[doorgunner69]

AMD, dimly recall building one back in the 8026 days ir so. Lots of problems just because AMD was supposed to be faster than the Intel chip at the time.

[ImpBill]

I have a custom built XIDAX gaming machine and it was installed with Win 10 pro. Been automatically updating for 5 years now and have had only one problem which from what I read is common. That is the Windows File Explorer bogs down terribly from time to time. Usually going into Task Manager and re-starting it solves it for a while.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

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[TomGuy]

Dump Windoze and install Linux. Problems solved.

Not always. Linux has its own problems.

[TomGuy]

I’m staying with Win-7 Pro and all the protection Norton 360, MalwareBytes Premium and CCleaner Premiun provide. Win-10 sucks.

That won't be a viable approach for very long.

I am staying with laptop and desktop Win7 as long as possible. That said, Win7 is starting to act the same way XP did -- it gets sluggish and browsers don't always work well with the new HTML codes.

Most of the older browsers are becoming out-dated and will not fully function with the new web pages. Newer browsers don't always work because they are incompatible with some of the Win7 coding.

Upgrade and lose drivers/software programs/browser extensions or stay with the old and try to avoid the newer websites. It becomes a catch-22.

[redfreedom]

Ditto on the Win 7 and a good anti virus. Win 10 is koolaide.

[Lagmeister]

I think this is the link..... I use this to keep win 10 cleaned up.

https://downloads.tomsguide.com/SlimCleaner-Free,0301-33096.html

[Lagmeister]

AMD ran hot. Never had a bad Intel processor. I had a 2.8 that ran @3.5 air cooled. Never had a bad Nvidia graphics card. I am now running an Intel i7, 3.7 @4.5, liquid cooled with an RTX 2080. Win 10 is flawless.

[nevadapatriot]

>A Windows Update Is Causing An Old Problem To Return!

Yeah, the ghost of Windows past

[catnipman]

“It’s not difficult, because it can’t be done with the Home version. “

the updater services and tasks are the same on home and pro W10 editions, but the shortcuts of the tools for managing them are missing from W10 Home Edition, though the tools themselves still exist ... i disable updates on W10 Home Edition all the time ...

search for and run services.msc and taskschd.msc either from the search box or from a cmd window ...

[ImpBill]

I have been using CC Cleaner for many years. Would the two be redundant?