Download Windows 7 KB4074598, KB4074587 to fix browser crashes

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Updated onMay 22, 2020

updated onMay 22, 2020

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It’sPatch Tuesday, folks! If you haven’t updated yourWindows 7computers yet, it’s time to check for updates and install the latest patches available for the OS.

Windows 7 Monthly Roll-upKB4074598 and KB4074587focus mainly on security, addressing a series of issues that could affect the following Microsoft components: Windows Graphics,Windows Kernel, Common Log File System driver, Microsoft Windows Search component, and Windows storage and file systems.

Monthly rollup KB4074598 also fixes some bugs that could cause input issues in Internet Explorer and prevent users from properly using their browser.

Also, if you often experience crashes on Internet Explorer, this update will fix them. Microsoft addressed a script-related issue that caused Internet Explorer to stop working. Thanks to this update, IE freezes and crashes should now be history.

Speaking of this browser, it is worth mentioning that Microsoft also fixed the issue with launching a new page in Internet Explorer. Sometimes, when users tried to launch a new page nothing happened or the respective page would quickly close.

Download KB4074598, KB4074587

You can automatically download and installWindows 7KB4074598 and KB4074587 throughWindows Update. You can also download the standalone package from theMicrosoft Update Catalog website.

As a quick reminder, Microsoft warnsWindows 7users that these patches won’t install on computers on which the antivirus ISV have not updated the ALLOW REGKEY.

You should contact your antivirus manufacturer to verify that they set the following REGKEY: Key=”HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"Subkey=“SOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionQualityCompat"Value Name=“cadca5fe-87d3-4b96-b7fb-a231484277cc”Type=”REG_DWORD”Data=”0x00000000”

KB4074598 issues

Some users reported that KB4074598 fails to install due toerror 80073701. However, it seems that this error is not related to the antivirus ALLOW REGKEY requirement that we mentioned above.

My computer is runningWindows 7. Recently, I received a bunch of updates to Windows and Office which I have installed, except for KB4074598. Whenever I tried to install it, either automatically or manually, it returned error 80073701. I have tried to resetWindows Updatecomponents but it didn’t solve my problem.

If you’re also experiencing this error, try running theWindows Update Troubleshooterand then rename the SoftwareDistribution folder.

Go to Start, search forcmdand launch Command Prompt as administrator. Run the following command:Ren %systemroot%SoftwareDistribution SoftwareDistribution.bak

When this command completes, enter a new one:Ren %systemroot%system32catroot2 catroot2.bakRestart your computer and check forWindows Updatesagain.

Have you installed KB4074598 and KB4074587 on yourWindows 7computer? Tell us more about your update experience in the comments below.

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Download Windows 7 KB4074598, KB4074587 to fix browser crashes

Download KB4074598, KB4074587

KB4074598 issues