Windows 10 updates really haven't been good in 2020 The latest problems with Windows 10's big May 2020 update hit the one place many PC users want to be disturbed the least: their gaming sessions

According to Windows Latest, this major update is associated with a high incidence of ESENT (ESE Runtime, a tool that helps search and index media) errors, which can make game play unstable This reminds us that Microsoft is blocking the download of the update on some of its own devices

One Rainbow Six Siege player quoted in this article said, "I was also stuttering like crazy when playing R6S" "It went from 150fps to 40/50fps and was causing stuttering in the OS as well" He wrote Another mentioned the ESENT bug, stating, "I got this error while playing and the game started stuttering like crazy for a few seconds"

The ESENT error has been hitting gamers' FPS for years, as evidenced by this April 2018 Microsoft Forums post blaming the Fall Creators Pack update" Users say the screen freezes and the last second buzz of sound repeats over and over, as if the computer is tied in a loop"

Before I explain the fix, I think this is a very good reminder that forcing installation of the Windows 10 May 2020 update (also known as Windows 10 version 2004) is not a very good idea Sure, there are some great things in this big update, but there are also a lot of unexpected bugs like this one

Fortunately, there may be a way to break through:

I hope you recently installed the May 2020 update; removing the May 2020 update is the best way to fix this problem

To do this, open the Settings app by opening the Start menu and clicking on the gear or typing the word "Settings" in the search

You will then have two options If you know the specific update that dropped Windows 10 May 2020 on your machine (and they vary), look for "Uninstall updates" at the top of the screen

Otherwise, in the Settings app, select "Update and Security" and click "Recovery" on the left side of the screen; at "Go back to a previous version of Windows 10," follow the on-screen instructions; at the bottom of the screen, click "Uninstall updates