Outlook Crashing, Black/Blinking Screen at Windows Login after 11-11-15 Update

[James]

Symptoms:

• When viewing a HTML email that includes pictures, Outlook crashes.
• Hitting CTRL+ALT+DEL to log into a system causes it to go to a black screen.
• The display blinks or goes black when using a touch screen monitor

Resolution:
The problem is related to an update on 11/11/2015 from Microsoft: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (KB3097877)

• Log into the computer using an administrative account.
• Open Windows Update and View Update History
• Click on Installed Updates
• Search for: KB3097877
• Uninstall the update, and restart the computer.

If you are not able to log into the computer you can try the following steps:

• Use a working computer to remote connect to the system with the issues.
• If a touch screen monitor is connected, disconnect the USB for the touchscreen. This should resolve the black screen at login so you can log in.
• If the touchscreen is built in, try to disable it through BIOS, which should then allow you to log into Windows to remove the update.
• If a remote connection will not get you connected, boot the computer into the Windows Recovery Environment and restore the system to an earlier point.