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I did 3 Updates today and it caused a black sceen after login (Temp fix help Microsoft team)

Anonymous
2025-04-11T01:47:58+00:00

Please advise and help. I did 2 updates today, followed by 1 more.

First I did:

KB5057589: Windows Recovery Environment update for Windows 10, version 21H2 and 22H2: April 8, 2025 This seems harmless

and at the same time I believe I did this update: 2025-04 .NET 8.0.15 Security Update for x64 Client (KB5056686)

This could be the probable update as it leads to some stupid website that's for Windows 11 November 2025 updates or some ****..sorry for the language, but this is so annoying, I don't want or need any of your windows 11 spyware, AI and everything else, I'd rather have no pc or go to Linux. This is the website your update leads too when you click on it: What is this?????????

https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/README.md

And I had to restart and come back and this could also be the killer since that is when my screen went black and I have no idea what happened: April 8, 2025—KB5055518 (OS Builds 19044.5737 and 19045.5737) Applies To

Release Date:4/8/2025

Version:OS Builds 19044.5737 and 19045.5737

Afterwards, every time I would log in I would get a black screen that stays on for about 3-5 mins. I searched for hours and found this fix (But is it temporary??) Why are you people messing around with stupid updates???? I WANT A FIX NOW

https://www.reddit.com/r/buildapc/comments/lok0zo/black_screen_after_windows_login_win_10/?rdt=32823

I know this is an old post, but I'm copy pasting this here in case anyone else ends up here looking for a solution. I just used this method which fixed it for me.

Whenever you end up with 'Windows 10 blank screen with cursor after login' follow below solution.

Step 1: on the blank screen with cursor, Click 'Ctrl+Alt+Del' it will bring you the option for "Task Manager" along with other options

(You can also use the key combination CTRL+SHIFT+ESC to open the Task Manager directly.)

Step 2: Click on Task manager 'File '-->New Task (run)

Step 3: Type at Run 'services.msc' (without quotes), it will open windows services.

Step 4: Under the services, look for the service name 'AppReadiness' and double click on the 'AppReadiness" service.

Step 5: It will open 'AppReadiness' properties. Click on startup type and select 'Disabled", Click Apply and click ok.

Restart the PC:

Step 6: Click on Task Manager 'File' --> New Task (run)

Step 7: type at Run 'CMD' (without quotes) -->It will open command prompt

Step 8: At the command prompt type 'shutdown /s /f', this will shutdown the system.
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  1. Anonymous
    2025-04-11T23:19:25+00:00

    I nuked it all lol

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-11T19:11:32+00:00

    Hi, and thanks for posting that. It worked!

    In more detail: I first tried setting AppReadiness to Automatic (it was Manual, so just in case) but still got the black screen, at which point I called up Task Manager, went to the Services tab, right-clicked on AppReadiness and clicked Stop. The desktop appeared instantly!

    I'm not sure what deleterious effects might result from disabling the service completely but I'm willing to give it a go!

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-11T02:20:05+00:00

    This was the first error I believe I got after these updates....I get a pop up also saying about this when I start the pc, can you people tell me which update to uninstall or what to do

    Application: ThermalController.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info: System.NullReferenceException<br><br><br><br>* * *<br><br><br> + System <br> --- --- <br><br><br> - Provider <br> --- --- <br><br> [ Name] Application Error <br> --- --- --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> - EventID 1000 <br> --- --- --- <br><br> [ Qualifiers] 0 <br> --- --- --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> Version 0 <br> --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> Level 2 <br> --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> Task 100 <br> --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> Opcode 0 <br> --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> Keywords 0x80000000000000 <br> --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> - TimeCreated <br> --- --- <br><br> [ SystemTime] 2025-04-10T20:17:12.0449934Z <br> --- --- --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> EventRecordID 131803 <br> --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> Correlation <br> --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> - Execution <br> --- --- <br><br><br> [ ProcessID] 0 <br> --- --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> [ ThreadID] 0 <br> --- --- --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> Channel Application <br> --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> - <br> --- --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> Security <br> --- --- <br> --- --- --- <br><br><br> - EventData <br> --- --- <br><br><br> ThermalController.exe <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> 4.8.20.0 <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> 59a8f362 <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> unknown <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> 0.0.0.0 <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> 00000000 <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> c0000005 <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> 00007ffd717e65a6 <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> 34cc <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> 01dbaa556807d507 <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> C:\Program Files\Alienware\Command Center\ThermalController.exe <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> unknown <br> --- --- --- --- <br><br><br><br> 6246d6c3-87e0-4a4d-b574-827605931d4b <br> --- --- --- ---

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