Installing KB3093266 cumulative update could stop Windows 10 from showing critical error dialogs in future. Microsoft has pushed cumulative update KB3093266 for Windows 10 and is available to download via Windows Update. As usual, this update has been offered to users without any changelog.
If you’ve got or receiving start menu and Cortana critical error dialog, know this: this update includes the fixes to that issue, which the company has trouble of finding a permanent fix.
Finally some good news! Microsoft employee said on reditt that this update includes improvements to users having issues with start menu reliability or critical error dialog.
Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3093266
“This update contains more improvements for anyone who’s been seeing issues with start menu reliability or the critical error dialogs mentioning start and/or Cortana – def jump on it if you’re one of those impacted.
Team continues to actively investigate other underlying causes for these issues, we appreciate your patience.”
Microsoft implemented Critical Error dialog fixes first on 10547 build, then they pushed those to Windows 10 stable
FYI, current insider build 10547 already contains that fix. “We have fixed a lot of the underlying causes of the critical error dialog Insiders were seeing with Start. “
We’ve said, it’s a matter of time for the software giant to push those fixes through an update for Winows 10 users on 10240 build, that’s what happened. KB3093266 has been delivered.
If you’re still having issues with Start menu and Cortana after installing this update, you may need to wait for some more updates.
Downloaded this update to sort out critical error but still no different, not working
How about if I just uninstall Cortana? I am not aware that I have any use for Cortana. Would this be a satisfactory workaround? If so, how do I uninstall or disable Cortana?
Check this https://techdows.com/2015/01/windows-10-how-to-disable-cortana-on-the-taskbar.html
It did not work for me either.
After this update was automatically installed yesterday, the Start button stopped working and the Edge and Store icons went black. I uninstalled the update and it was fine again, but it has resinstalled itself today recreating the problem.
This update did not resolve the Start Menu problem/error for me.
This update has not installed. Still noStart menu etc. Perhaps I should just uninstall this rubbish Windows 10 and revert to reliable Windows 7!
I dont want to be a fcking computer engineer when I am using win10
Just release your product after you finish it!!!
I have had this problem for about eight weeks now, its intermitent but a real pain.
After a free week it returned again and to get rid I just kept pressing delete as I started up which did he trick No doubt it will return at some time when I reallly need to get on line. The answer must be to uninstall 10 and get back on to 7
I still have the disc for 7 but the trouble is I have not kept a note of the password for it. Kbee
I only started getting this error, after the patch update
When I first updated to windows 10 I had issues with Cortana not working, but was able to fix it. Now after the patch update she’s not working once again.
I have the patch installed, continue to have the problem more that 3/4 of the time. I haven’t seen the problem when I sign in with my Guest account.
Updates do not work, I worked with IT and all we can do is create a new profile account with administrators privileges and copy my file into that profile, but this is not a fix, this error is happening to me over and over again. I have lost so much work time. This is really frustrating don’t know what to do anymore.
I bought a Leveno and this error happened within the first two weeks, along with wifi connectivity issues with printers and scanners. I thought it was a Leveno quirk because it has not happened on my partner’s HP computer. So I took the Leveno back and got an HP. Found out it is a Windows 10 problem.
This error has been happening to me over and over and over again on every new account profile!!! I have lost so much work time, I’m at the end of my rope.