Re: Beware of Windows 7 update KB4088875
Here's an update that I just encountered this now with my Win7 CNC that is normally ALWAYS standalone. A few days ago I installed the Autoleveller software which needed to download and update .NET and C++ Redistributable. This was on May 8th, 2018 I connected an Ethernet cable to the Win7 PC and downloaded and installed these. No problem, Mach3 and the Autoleveller app worked just fine. Then I forgot and left the Win7 connected to the Internet for several hours while not using it. As I was getting ready to shut down the Win7 PC there was an MS message on the screen telling me updates were ready to install. I clicked OK, they installed and I shut down the PC and disconnected it's Ethernet cable.
Several days later, (tonight) I started the Win7, logged in, went to start Mach3 and about when the Artsoft logo would appear the PC rebooted. I went through this scenario 3 times with the same results. I also confirmed the reboot behavior was independent of the BOB being connected to the PC's parallel port, as that is what I use. Then I Google'd this Mach3 behavior and saw this post. I went back to the Win7 PC, logged in then looked at installed updates that could be uninstalled. There were 8 updates installed dated today, May 11th, one was a "Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB4054518)" the other 7 were just "Update for Microsoft Windows..." I uninstalled the "security" update, rebooted, confirmed it was removed and then Mach3 started and worked properly. I left the other 7 updates installed.
So the KB # that I experienced was different from the one in this topic's Subject line.
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