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A warning to anyone with a PC running Windows 7, 8.1, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, and Server 2012 R2 (but not Windows 10 this time!) and Sophos, Avira, Arcabit, Avast, and McAfee antivirus software.
On April 9, Microsoft issued a Windows patch that broke PCs with those antivirus programs installed, and after the update is installed, you won’t be able to log into Windows if you have affected antivirus software on your system. Windows will grind to a halt after you sign in.
This page explains what may happen, and what you need to do to correct the problem:
howtogeek.com
Windows Updates Are Breaking PCs With These Antivirus Programs
On April 9, Microsoft issued a Windows patch that broke PCs with those antivirus programs installed, and after the update is installed, you won’t be able to log into Windows if you have affected antivirus software on your system. Windows will grind to a halt after you sign in.
This page explains what may happen, and what you need to do to correct the problem:
howtogeek.com
Windows Updates Are Breaking PCs With These Antivirus Programs