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No patch available but one of the recommended mitigations is to:

  Rename ATMFD.DLL
would it be possible to have a patch that renames this file for me, if that is indeed a desirable and workable solution.



In the meantime:

    Right-click C:\Windows\System32\atmfd.dll
    Properties | Security | Advanced | Owner, take ownership.
    Close dialogs, go back in and give yourself Full Control.
Now you can rename the file.


Would renaming cause issues with Office 2016, perchance?


Haven't encountered any definitive ones yet.

I renamed it, then used Outlook 2016 successfully for days (mostly Outlook, Word and some Excel). After a reboot, I did get an error code 0x426-0x0 trying to start office apps, but I'm pretty sure that was just due to disabling the Click-To-Run service a long time ago and (possibly) having gotten new updates pushed to me during the reboot.

I did an SFC /SCANNOW which restored the original atmfd.dll, and I immediately deleted it.

If you bump into any OpenType fonts it might be a different story.


Try it and find out.

You can always "undo" that change, if so.




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