{"id":49173,"date":"2014-08-27T00:50:29","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T00:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=49173"},"modified":"2014-08-27T00:50:29","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T00:50:29","slug":"windows-update-causing-blue-screens-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/windows-update-causing-blue-screens-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Windows Update Causing Blue Screens of Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/br><\/p>\n<p><i><font SIZE=\"2\">A recent update (MS014-045) from Windows is causing problems. Here is how to remove it.<br \/>&#8211;PC Pitstop.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n<h4>Windows Update Causing Blue Screens of Death<\/h4>\n<p>By Windows Guides<\/p>\n<p>The August month for Microsoft Windows 8\/8.1 users came with a surprise. The updates from the Microsoft arrived on schedule but this time there was an erratic behavior in one of the updates. 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