KB4559309 is quite a controversial Windows update. It's the update Microsoft used to push the new Chromium-based Microsoft Edge browser to devices Windows 10 running 1803 versions until 2004.
Many users disagree with this aggressive approach and have criticized Microsoft for imposing the new browser. Others turned to Edge Blocker Toolkit to prevent the installation of the new application.
But beyond this controversy, it seems that there is something else that should worry us about the information KB4559309: users in Microsoft forums complain that the update causes computer performance issues, such as slow startup and massive slowdowns each time.
Thread reveals Microsoft is also investigating the issue, but at this time there is no information on whether a patch will be released. The Microsoft Edge team needs more details on what exactly is happening before it can give a possible release date for the update.
Some of the issues that were reported after installing KB4559309 on a Windows 10 device are as follows:
- Slow start
- Failure to install the update
- The computer slows down at random times
- The wireless network has been turned off
- Slow network connection
- Freeze video and audio
- Huge memory usage
Needless to say, some of the problems listed above may not come directly from the Edge update, but users report that they noticed them immediately after installing the new browser.
Is there anything you can do?
Users on the Microsoft forum are looking into all kinds solutions and some say that turning it off BitLocker sometimes solves performance problems on their devices. Others claim that disabling fast startup improves slow startup malfunction.
But on the other hand, there is no one-size-fits-all solution, so it's clear that Microsoft needs to release some updates.
The Windows KB4559309 update is only available on Windows 10 Home and Pro devices, not Enterprise devices.
“Αυτή η ενημέρωση δεν προορίζεται για την στόχευση εταιρικών συσκευών. Συγκεκριμένα, αυτή η ενημέρωση στοχεύει σε συσκευές που εκτελούν Windows 10, έκδοση 1803 ή νεότερες εκδόσεις, οι οποίες είναι είτε η έκδοση Home είτε η έκδοση Pro. Οι συσκευές που εκτελούν Windows 10 Home ή Pro Edition που είναι συνδεδεμένες σε έναν τομέα της υπηρεσίας καταλόγου Active Directory ή του Azure Active Directory, ή είναι διαχειριζόμενες από το WSUS ή το WUfB, εξαιρούνται επίσης από αυτήν την automatic update. ", he says η company.
The update is supposed to bring the new Edge (Chromium) browser to Windows 10 devices.
