Windows 10 KB4093105 fixes app crashes and game update issues

Microsoft rolled out a new Windows 10 Fall Creators Update patch fixing a series of severe bugs that triggered app freezes and crashes. So, if you’ve been experiencing quite a few Skype or Xbox App crashes lately, download and install update KB4093105 to fix the problem.

You can automatically install this patch by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update and selecting ‘Check for updates‘. You can also install the standalone package from the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Windows 10 KB4093105 fixes and improvements

Here are some of the most important bug fixes featured in this update:

• Fixed an issue that causes the cursor to unexpectedly move to center of the screen when changing the display mode.
• Addresses an issue that caused updates for large game apps to fail.
• Fixed an issue that removes user-pinned folders or tiles from the Start menu in some cases.
• Addresses an issue that caused invisible apps to appear in the Start menu.
• Addresses an issue that causes Skype and Xbox to stop working.
• Microsoft also fixed an issue preventing Windows Hello from generating good keys when it detects weak cryptographic keys.
• Browsers should no longer prompt for credentials in a loop when using the Office Chrome extension.
• The minimum password length in Group Policy has been increased to 20 characters.
• The right-click context menu for encrypting and decrypting files using Windows Explorer is available again.
• Addressed the issue where Microsoft Edge stopped working after a few seconds.
• Addresses an issue that causes modern applications to reappear after upgrading the OS version even though those applications have been deprovisioned.
• Fixed an issue in which running an application as an administrator causes the application to stop working when pasting the user name or password into the user elevation prompt (LUA).
• Addresses an issue that occurs when a user with a roaming user profile first logs on to a machine running Windows 10, version 1607, and then logs off. Later, if the user tries to log on to a machine running Windows 10, version 1703, and opens Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Edge will stop working.

You can read more about this update’s changelog on Microsoft official support page.

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