3.1 Windows 10 Update 1709 is removing VIC Service on client workstations
Problem
Yesterday we had two more Windows 10 machines that had updated to 1709 and the VIC service was removed/deleted. This was causing a failure of ll peripherals. We reinstalled the Service and things are working normally at this point. I assume this will be an issue for any windows 10 machine that updates to version 1709.
Solution
VSI has had a number of reports of this latest Window 10 major update (1709) from Microsoft removing VIC and other software from computers. See this blog entry:
https://www.howtogeek.com/243581/windows-10-may-delete-your-programs-without-asking/
https://www.howtogeek.com/243581/windows-10-may-delete-your-programs-without-asking/.
VSI Development is looking into this to see whether there is something we can do, but for now it is good to be aware of the potential issue.
The current work around is to reinstall the VIC Service on any impacted Windows 10 workstations.