I have lost all access to NIS though still installed. Microsoft Update to blame?

:smileymad:    What a start to the week! 

 

My printer wouldn't print and was shown as offine.

 

Then I lost my NIS icon on my laptop (win7 - IE11).

 

I clicked on the Open NIS task in 'Start' and got this message:

"NORTON AUTOFIX

NIS has encountered an error - 8504,104

C:\Program Files (x86)\Norton Internet Security\Engine64\21.4.0.13\uistub.exe"

Then a tab to an online "Fixit": www-secure.symantec.com.

Then a message: An error occurred - reference #97.434e7b5c.14053272666.31ce68be"

 

I next did what I usually do at such times SCREAM OUT LOUD check for recent Microsoft updates and yes there were loads - list to follow.

 

Did these updates cause my NIS problem? What do I do next please?