iMac 2017 Bootcamp Windows 10 Updates Causing Crash on Startup
iMac18,3 using a Windows 10 bootcamp partition experiencing constant crashes on startup after Windows updates are installed.
I purchased my machine back in September of 2017 and used a Windows 10 bootcamp partition for a few months. A few weeks ago, near the end of the year, I tried to reboot into Windows after turning off my machine the previous night. Windows 10 will begin the boot up process, but crashes after a minute or so and restarts the machine until it boots into safe mode after 3 failures.
I reinstalled Windows 10 using the same ISO image I used back in September, and Windows 10 worked for a few days until the same problem occurred. I reinstalled Windows again, but this time I downloaded the latest ISO image from the Microsoft website. After installing Windows and booting into the Windows desktop, I responded to the prompt to install the bootcamp drivers and then restarted the machine in order to activate them. This time, Windows immediately began experiencing the startup crashes rather than working for a few days with the older ISO.
Once I confirmed this, I installed Windows 10 again, this time using the 3 month old ISO and forcing Windows 10 not to install any updates by using Airplane mode to ensure Windows never connects to the internet. This installation has been working for a week and a half using this method of stopping Windows updates. My conclusion is that something in the new updates for Windows 10 is conflicting with the Bootcamp drivers and causing the operating system to crash on startup.
I was able to find one other poster that described this exact same situation on a late 2017 iMac using Windows 10. Any help is welcome, I am eager to see this problem resolved.
iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, 2017), macOS High Sierra (10.13.2)