Microsoft appears to have patched a bug in Windows 10 that caused a key part of the OS to crash for some testers just two days before launch.

The bug caused Windows Explorer to crash when users tried to remove an application or disable an enabled network interface using the Control Panel.

Those affected should install the new security patch using Windows Update. The initial problem appears to have been caused by an update that Microsoft pushed out over the weekend to defend against a pair of security vulnerabilities and to improve Windows 10 overall. While the update was important for security reasons, it also meant that people accustomed to changing settings inside the Control Panel and who were running the pre-release version of the operating system could have been in for a nasty surprise.

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