MARCH 2020 PCWorld 119W
indows 7 may have gone
end-of-life recently, but
Microsoft’s preparing a
postmortem patch to fix a
bug introduced in what was supposed to
be the final update.
After installing the KB4534310 update
(go.pcworld.com/kb45) on Patch Tuesday,
many users complained that their wallpaper
turned black. While some forum-goers were
quick to grab their torches and pitchforks,
convinced it was a last second-middle finger
to lingering Windows 7 users, that’s not the
case whatsoever. It’s a bug, and Microsoft’s
readying a fix for it despite Windows 7 being
out of support.
“We are working on a resolution and will
provide an update in an upcoming release,Wallpaper bug from Windows 7’s
‘final’ update will get fixed
Dead OS walking. BY BRAD CHACOS
IMAGE: PAN XIAOZHEN MODIFIED BY IDG COMM./MICROSOFT (CC0)