Microsoft has published a new update for Windows after it had said a few days ago, it would not provide more patches for the old operating system.
The company made a reverse on its decision after it detected there was a bug in its ‘final’ patch.
According to the reports, it caused “wallpaper issues” for users who configured their computers with the stretch option for their background desktop, causing a plain black screen to be shown when Windows was restarted.
Users also took to Reddit and Microsoft’s own support forums demanding a fix.
Security consultant Graham Cluley tweeted: “That didn’t take long. Microsoft backs down on ‘no more updates for Windows 7’ in order to fix stretched wallpaper bug.”
Microsoft had first said it would only grant the new fix only to those who subscribed to its extended security updates (ESU) program.
But later the company said: “We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release, which will be released to all customers running Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1.”
Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 7 on 14 January, although ESU subscribers will continue to receive security updates.
According to measurement website StatCounter, one in four Windows users is still running Windows 7,
Security experts have advised them to upgrade their operating systems to Windows 10.
