Lenovo thinkpads crashing linked to 2004

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Been getting in lenovo thinkpads for crashing i was able to fix by rolling back to 1909 even fresh installs crash i looked at forums and found alot of people having same issues.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...of-windows-10-2004-crashing-thinkpad-laptops/

Because of driver issues seem to be the problem from 1909 to 2004 most machines need driver updates what works on 1909 sometimes will not work on 2004.
 
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The question then becomes, what does Windows Update show as far as the "readiness for upgrade" status?

There are still a very great many hardware configurations showing "not quite ready." Those are upgraded AYOR (At Your Own Risk).

I don't know for certain what status is showing on these boxes as I don't own one nor have one handy to check. But anyone who updates a machine indicating "not quite ready" is asking for potential trouble. The update mechanism has gotten far more intelligent and information about hardware that has had issues when early adopters updated is a part of that information. As I've said in the past, I have actually seen machines revert from "available" to "not quite ready" when issues unfold in sufficient number with certain hardware as a feature update roll out progresses. Any user or admin for a fleet of computers ignores the "not quite ready" warning at their own peril.
 
The question then becomes, what does Windows Update show as far as the "readiness for upgrade" status?

There are still a very great many hardware configurations showing "not quite ready." Those are upgraded AYOR (At Your Own Risk).

I don't know for certain what status is showing on these boxes as I don't own one nor have one handy to check. But anyone who updates a machine indicating "not quite ready" is asking for potential trouble. The update mechanism has gotten far more intelligent and information about hardware that has had issues when early adopters updated is a part of that information. As I've said in the past, I have actually seen machines revert from "available" to "not quite ready" when issues unfold in sufficient number with certain hardware as a feature update roll out progresses. Any user or admin for a fleet of computers ignores the "not quite ready" warning at their own peril.

The problem is there are ALOT of legacy apps that do not work in 2004 they cause BSOD many of these are anti-cheat software that are loaded in with games/online games and some are OEM apps that add features.
 
The problem is there are ALOT of legacy apps that do not work in 2004 they cause BSOD many of these are anti-cheat software that are loaded in with games/online games and some are OEM apps that add features.

Well, I'm not seeing this, nor seeing many reports of this. But, that being said, the final death of legacy apps is something that is now "the nature of the beast" as time marches on. Heck, it wasn't uncommon in the past, but the pace of the march to the grave was slower.

Software and hardware both have finite service lives.
 
Still to this date lenovo think pads are still not compatible with 2004 i get alot of them in and they still say they are not ready yet for 2004.
For some reason my main gaming rig updated to 2004 on its own i left it running overnight in the morning i found 2004 on it odd that it would go from 1909 to 2004 on its own but this has been seen by quite alot of people.
 
I have had a lot of Lenovo desktop in with no sound due to 2004, windows updates and lenovo Vantage do not put in a working driver, but you can download one that will fix it.

Also had a lot of customers who's scanners stopped working after 2004, some I have been able to fix by dowloading the latest drivers for the printer, but older printers do not have newer drivers, so they are out of luck.
 
I'm a Lenovo, ASUS and HP Reseller.
I dont have any of these issues and I think its because every new PC I sell gets a wipe and reinstall of whatever the latest version of Windows is at the time.
No manufacturer BS, bloatware, leftover crap, remnant antimalware programs etc.
I wipe all the partitions including recovery partitions which frees up about 20~25 gb of space not to mention the extra 10~15 gb from the installed junkware.
I mean, seriously, why would you want to recover all that rubbish?
 
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