GettyMicrosoft has something of a reputation when it comes Windows updates and sadly it's not a positive one. Unfortunately, it would appear that a broad sweep of Windows versions are affected by the update problems. As of this morning these include Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows Embedded 8, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 10. You can find a full list detailing conflicts between operating systems, antivirus and updates here. Sophos recommends that you disable the Sophos antivirus service (and 'tamper protection' if enabled) after booting into safe mode, then reboot normally and uninstall the relevant updates before re-enabling Sophos antivirus.

Source: Forbes April 12, 2019 07:18 UTC