We have also provided details and the link to this information on the TechSmith website for your reference. Regardless, the message is clear: life is going to become increasingly uncomfortable for Windows 7 users from now on.TechSmith has reported that there is a known issue that can occur with some installations of SnagIt.
This in itself is remarkable given the increasing number of heavy handed and devious ways Microsoft has been pushing Windows 10 onto Windows 7 and Windows 8 users. Especially with upgrade rates slowing in April. Needless to say, conspiracy theorists will have a ball seeing it as yet another new way Microsoft can push users to Windows 10. Furthermore, at the time of publishing, KB3133977 remains a ‘Recommended’ in Windows Update for Windows 7. Microsoft has also done nothing to modify KB3133977 or release a new patch so users with Asus motherboards don’t run into this problem in the first place. Microsoft's KB3133977 support page now advises users to install Windows 10 to fix their problems. On the plus side, Microsoft did update the support document for KB3133977 with a warning which states: “After you install update 3133977 on a Windows 7 圆4-based system that includes an Asus-based main board, the system does not start”.īut Microsoft also uses the document an opportunity to promote upgrades to Windows 10: In which case you should do a web search on your model or call the manufacturer directly.Īs for the bad news? It’s Microsoft’s reaction. This will list your PC’s components, including the motherboard.ĭell and HP rebrand the motherboard as the computer’s model number. How do you know if you have an Asus motherboard in your Windows 7 PC? Go to: All Programs > Accessories > System Tools and select System Information.
Furthermore Asus must take some of the blame for not reacting faster when KB3133977 presented a potential landmine and issuing new updates to its motherboards. The good news is Asus has now issued a workaround to get PCs booting up again. Image credit: AsusĪll of which does nothing to pinpoint the problem or solve it for those without a second secured boot device. The Windows 7 warning screen hitting PC owners with Asus motherboards who install update KB3133977.
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