Programs keep crashing in Windows 8 after Update

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When I restarted Windows 8, a message showed that the system has been updated. Strange that I have disabled Windows Update from downloading any updates after I had to run a Windows 8 Reset. I allowed the updates from Windows Update to install at that time,

but after they all installed, I disabled Windows Update. Now all programs crash in Windows 8.

 

For example, when I open Word 2010 and try to either open a document (File - Open or press Ctrl O), Word crashes. If I try to view a JPG or PNG view using the Windows Photo Viewer, it tried to open the graphic file to where it look like it will be viewable

and crashes. When I try to view the history of updates installed via Windows Update, it crashes. I can get to Windows Update where it shows this is disabled, but when I click on view history that is when it crashes.

 

 

When I run Windows Defender in the Control Panel to see if there are any infections, Windows Defender will not even run. Double-clicking on Windows Defender does nothing. The C:WindowsWindowsUpdate.log file indicates the file is in use and I cannot even

copy the file somewhere else to view it. Of the programs that I had installed in Windows 8, they were running without error or constantly crashing from the time I reloaded the system to now. This has been about two weeks as I have not used this laptop that

much lately.

 

I have yet to have Windows 8 to run more than a few days, if that, to even get other programs I need to get installed. This has been going on for nearly three months. I bought this laptop with Windows 8 on October 26, so from the date to now I have just

had problems.

 

I thought the laptop may have been defective, but after using several Linux Live-CD's to run hard drive and memory tests, they all passed fine. If there is a system board, memory, or hard drive problems, Linux will not even install. I have seen this occur

in the past where Linux identifies the fault hardware. Windows has more fault tolerance on bad hardware, but this laptop is not experiencing problems.

 

I continue to use my secondary laptop, which is becoming my primary use for an operating system to do daily tasks, that run Linux Mint 14.1. My other laptop that runs Windows 7 continues to run without any problems. This laptop is not the on that I use

for my daily tasks as it is used by someone else right now.

 

I sure would like to determine which update that got installed and how it installed as I have Windows Update disabled on the laptop just for that reason.

 

 

 

 

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