KB3000850 - BIG update - Windows 8.1.2?

[Skrell]

@NoelC,

Can you please tell me exactly which KB# was the update in this pic that "fixed" all the performance damage caused by the ...850 update?

 

http://noel.prodigitalsoftware.com/ForumPosts/Win81/PerformanceTestSummary.png

[NoelC]

I can't really, because the performance damage came back in the very next set of releases.

 

Most specifically, the Direct2D rating, as reported by Passmark PerformanceTest dropped again immediately, as seen here:

 

I recall reading something at the time about how some part of the driver model was going to be moved to a layer higher than it was.  Generally speaking, beyond the Direct2D level, my overall performance didn't really change that much, though file system performance has gone down some in recent months.

 

I'll dig up my ongoing benchmark results and post them...  Watch this space...

 

-Noel

Edited June 20, 2015 by NoelC

[Skrell]

@NoelC:

 

1.  Thank you SO much for your diligent posts and information!

2.  I'm currently fighting an issue whereby after i login my screen goes black with only the mouse cursor on the screen.  After about 5 minutes all of a sudden the desktop loads.   I currently have all the updates till now and tried uninstalling KB3000850 but Windows errors out and says it can't uninstall all of it.  Any suggestions/thoughts?