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Computerworld reports that Microsoft has pulled a patch from Windows Update that crippled some computers



The update, identified as MS14-045 and one of nine released on "Patch Tuesday," Aug. 12, addressed three separate vulnerabilities, including one related to a font bug and another in the Windows kernel, the heart of the operating system.

Within hours of its release, however, users reported that MS14-045 had generated a Stop 0x50 error on some systems, notably on Windows 7 PCs running the 64-bit version of the OS. They were unable to start up their PCs and typical repair techniques, like booting into Windows' Safe Mode, wouldn't work, some reported.
  Microsoft pulls crippling patch from Windows Update