Windows 10 1903

Keep it simple...

No

 

Just follow Woody's advice... https://www.askwoody.com/2020/may-2020-patch-tuesday-rolls-out/

Bottom line: No need to install the May updates yet. (You got the April updates installed, right?)

 

No. March updates. I skipped April because cancer.

 

Micro$lope have also screwed up Win 7 systems. They just follow same pattern. Equal for all OS.

Many reports of errors when trying to install the latest .NET patch on Win7 systems with Extended Security Updates enabled askwoody.com | Today

 

Social distancing and shelter-in-place have been important for disaster mitigation for Windows cancer updates since long before they started taking the " let's use a sledgehammer to destroy everything for everyone" approach to virus avoidance.

 

More mess from Redmond HQ.

Intel Microcode Updates Windows 10 1909, 1903, 1809 and below (05/20/2020)
good Morning May 20, 2020
[Update May 20, 2020]: It looks like Microsoft has updated all Intel Microcode updates. For Windows 10 1909 it is now displayed as windows10.0-kb4497165-v4. Changes on the support page don't seem to exist yet.

• The downloads are linked in the KB numbers. Pay attention to the date.
• Windows 10 1909/1903 : KB4497165
• support.microsoft.com/kb4497165-intel-microcode-updates

 

I haven't updated myself in a long while. Am I right that I should still hold off "upgrading" into 1909? That's the only thing I have on Windows Update.

 

if you are using the 1903 version, the 1909 upgrade feels like a 1903 SP1

the .NET errors occur because of attempting to install them on non-ESU based Win7 systems using a "bypass hack."

 

July 14, 2020—KB4565483 (OS Builds 18362.959)
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...nd-announcements.826887/page-60#post-11032731

 

Microsoft released the KB4559004 non-security preview cumulative update with a fix for an issue that caused Windows 10 computers with wireless wide area network (WWAN) LTE modems to lose Internet connectivity after installing the May KB4556799 update.

The Windows 10 1903/1909 KB4556799 cumulative update was released on May 12th and it led to some Windows 10 devices using WWAN LTE modems not being able to connect to the Internet although the Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI) showed an "Internet access" status.

July 21, 2020—KB4559004 (OS Builds 18362.997 and 18363.997) Preview

Download link KB4559004

KB4559004 highlights:
• Updates an issue that might cause the Magnifier to stop working in Microsoft Excel in certain scenarios. As a result, Microsoft Excel might also stop working.
• Updates File Explorer to allow you to delete previous terms from the search box.
• Updates an issue that causes File Explorer to stop working when you browse directories of raw images and other file types.
• Updates an issue that prevents the system from recognizing the Windows Hello face camera.
• Updates an issue that might prevent a Windows 10 device from reaching the internet when using a wireless wide area network (WWAN) LTE modem.
• Updates an issue that prevents family safety features, such as time limits and activity reporting, from working on ARM64 devices.

Windows 10, version 1909 and 1903 quality improvements:

• Addresses an issue that prevents you from using sharing functionality in Microsoft Office. This occurs when Conditional Access is enabled.
• Addresses an issue in Microsoft Edge IE mode that occurs when you open multiple documents from a SharePoint site.
• Addresses an issue in Microsoft Edge IE mode that occurs when you browse using anchor links.
• Addresses an issue that causes provisioning for the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) to fail in certain scenarios when using Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM).
• Addresses an issue that prevents you from opening documents in SharePoint in certain scenarios.
• Addresses an issue that might cause the Magnifier to stop working in Microsoft Excel in certain scenarios. As a result, Microsoft Excel might also stop working.
• Addresses an issue with Start menu apps and tiles in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) environments. The occurs after you sign in a second time and are using a Remote Desktop User profile Disk in a non-persistent virtual desktop pool.
• Addresses an issue that prevents you from installing some .msi apps. This occurs when a device is managed by a Group Policy that redirects the AppData folder to a network folder.
• Addresses an issue that might cause apps that use the custom text wrapping function to stop working in certain scenarios.
• Addresses an issue that might increase the number of handles when using Microsoft Outlook.
• Addresses an issue that causes new child windows to flicker and appear as white squares on server devices that are configured for stark visual contrast.
• Addresses an issue that incorrectly calculates long path addresses that have Unicode characters outside of the current system.
• Updates File Explorer to allow you to delete previous terms from the search box.
• Addresses an issue that causes File Explorer to stop working when you browse directories of raw images and other file types.
• Addresses an issue that prevents the migration of the Windows Remote Management (WinRM) service startup type.
• Addresses an issue that prevents internet of things (IoT) devices from activating after installing an earlier cumulative update.
• Addresses an issue that prevents family safety features, such as time limits and activity reporting, from working on ARM64 devices.
• Addresses an issue that continues to display the previous username hint in the smart card sign in box after a different user has used the machine with domain credentials.
• Addresses an issue that causes an upgrade from Windows 10, version 1903 or Windows 10, version 1909 to fail. This occurs when a system is joined to Azure Active Directory and BitLocker is configured for a PIN protector.
• Addresses an issue that causes lsass.exe to stop working on a terminal server when you enable Remote Credential Guard. The exception code is 0xc0000374.
• Addresses an issue that prevents the system from recognizing the Windows Hello face camera.
• Addresses an issue that prevents Microsoft Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) from applying file exclusions in some cases, which leads to application compatibility issues.
• Addresses an issue that causes automatic investigations to fail in Microsoft Defender ATP.
• Improves Microsoft Defender ATP's ability to identify malicious code injection activities.
• Addresses an issue that displays strange characters before the day, month, and year fields in the output from console commands.
• Updates dcpromo.exe to remove the "Network access: Restrict clients allowed to make remote calls to SAM" policy from member servers when they are promoted to domain controllers. This allows clients to make Security Accounts Manager (SAM) connections to these domain controllers.
• Addresses an issue that might cause Windows 10 devices that enable Credential Guard to fail authentication requests when they use the machine certificate.
• Addresses an issue that incorrectly reports Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) sessions as unsecure sessions in Event ID 2889. This occurs when the LDAP session is authenticated and sealed with a Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) method.
• Addresses an issue that might cause stop error 7E in nfssvr.sys on servers running the Network File System (NFS) service.
• Addresses an issue that causes built-in modern applications to stop working on devices configured to use mandatory or roaming user profiles. The error is 802b000a (E_XAMLPARSEFAILED).
• Addresses an issue that logs a Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) error in the System event log when the Distributed File System (DFS) Replication service is started.
• Addresses an issue that might prevent a Windows 10 device from reaching the internet when using a wireless wide area network (WWAN) LTE modem. However, the Network Connectivity Status Indicator (NCSI) in the notification area might still indicate that you are connected to the internet.
• Addresses an issue that might cause the Microsoft Remote Assistance process (msra.exe) to stop working when a user is receiving assistance during a computer session. The error is 0xc0000005 or 0xc0000409.
• Addresses an issue that causes Server Message Block (SMB) to incorrectly use the original, cached non-Continuous Available handle to a file, which becomes invalid after a network error or storage failover. As a result, applications to fail with errors such as STATUS_UNEXPECTED_NETWORK_ERROR.

July 21, 2020-KB4562900 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 1903 and Windows Server 1903 RTM and Windows 10, version 1909 and Windows Server, version 1909

Download link KB4562900

 

August 20, 2020—KB4566116 (OS Builds 18362.1049 and 18363.1049) Preview

Highlights

• Updates an issue that causes the hard drive to fill up in certain error situations.
• Updates an issue that prevents Microsoft Gaming Services from starting because of error 15612.
• Updates time zone information for the Yukon, Canada.
• Updates a visual offset issue on a touchscreen. Edits you make with a pen or finger appear in a different region than expected if the device is connected to an external monitor.
• Updates an issue that causes the Settings page to close unexpectedly, which prevents default applications from being set up properly.
• Updates an issue that prevents you from unlocking a device if you typed a space before the username when you first signed in to the device.
• Updates an issue that causes applications to take a long time to open.

Improvements and fixes

This non-security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:

• Addresses an issue with pinned Add-ins that cause Microsoft Outlook to become unresponsive.
• Provides the ability to sync the Microsoft Edge IE Mode unidirectional session cookie when an administrator configures the session cookie.
• Addresses an issue that causes the hard drive to fill up in certain error situations.
• Addresses an issue that prevents Microsoft Gaming Services from starting because of error 15612.
• Addresses an issue that prevents Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) applications from using ListView in MSCOMCTL.OCX after upgrading to Windows 10, version 1903 and later.
• Addresses a runtime error that causes VB6 to stop working when duplicate windows messages are sent to WindowProc().
• Addresses an issue that displays a black screen to Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) users when they attempt to sign in.
• Updates time zone information for the Yukon, Canada.
• Addresses an issue that prevents the deletion of Notification State registries for certain apps even after the user profile is deleted.
• Addresses an issue that causes an application that uses msctf.dll to stop working, and the 0xc0000005 (Access violation) exception appears.
• Addresses a visual offset issue on a touchscreen. Edits you make with a pen or finger appear in a different area than expected if the device is connected to an external monitor.
• Addresses an issue that prevents Cortana Smart lighting from working as expected if you shut down the machine while Fast Shutdown is enabled.
• Addresses an issue that causes new child windows to flicker and appear as white squares on server devices that are configured for stark visual contrast.
• Addresses an issue that causes the Settings page to close unexpectedly, which prevents default applications from being set up properly.
• Addresses an issue with File Explorer’s preview of .msg files when Microsoft Outlook 64-bit is installed.
• Addresses an issue that causes all open Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps to close unexpectedly. This occurs when their installer calls the Restart Manager to restart File Explorer (explorer.exe).
• Addresses an issue that prevents Windows 8.1 apps from projecting to a secondary display when those apps use the StartProjectingAsync API.
• Addresses an issue that causes user profile folder names to get excessively long, which might lead to MAX_PATH issues.
• Addresses an issue that prevents a delegated user from importing a Group Policy object (GPO) even though the user has the required privilege.
• Addresses an issue that causes the Event Viewer Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to stop working when the secondary monitor is above the primary monitor. An out of bounds exception appears.
• Addresses an issue that sends a high volume of events during a real-time session in a short period of time.
• Addresses an issue with object performance counters.
• Addresses an issue that causes an error if you open Microsoft OneDrive files on demand when User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) is enabled. To apply this solution, set the following DWORD to 1: “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\UEV\Agent\Configuration\ApplyExplorerCompatFix”
• Addresses an issue that causes the promotion of a server to a domain controller to fail. This occurs when the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) process is set as Protected Process Light (PPL).
• Addresses an issue in which AppLocker publisher rules might sometimes prevent applications from loading software modules; this can cause partial application failure.
• Addresses an issue that sometimes prevents AppLocker from running an application whose publisher rule allows it to run.
• Addresses an issue that generates a “Sync stopped, Can't encrypt files” error when users attempt to sync their Work Folder. This issue occurs after you configure encrypted Work Folders on the client.
• Addresses an issue that causes the CryptCATAdminCalcHashFromFileHandle() function to leak memory when it’s called. That memory is not reclaimed until the calling application closes.
• Addresses an issue that prevents you from unlocking a device if you typed a space before the username when you first signed in to the device.
• Addresses an issue that causes applications to take a long time to open.
• Addresses an issue that causes a system to stop working and generates a 7E stop code.
• Addresses classification failures caused by the wrong User Principal Name (UPN).
• Addresses an issue with a sleep system call on Glibc-2.31 or later that’s running on a Windows Subsystem for Linux 1 (WSL 1) distribution.
• Adds support for WSL 2; for more information, see WSL 2 Support is coming to Windows 10 Versions 1903 and 1909.
• Addresses an issue that might display Processor Frequency as zero (0) for certain processors.
• Addresses an issue that causes delays during shutdown when running the Microsoft Keyboard Filter Service.
• Addresses an issue that prevents a host’s virtual private network (VPN) connection from sharing with virtual machines (VM) connected to the Default Switch.
• Addresses an issue with sourcing the root domain directory partition of a global catalog from a child domain controller (DC) when promoting, unhosting, or rehosting the DC. This might cause LSASS to consume all the available memory on the child DC. This issue is specific to Active Directory forests that contain 100 or more domain controllers.
• Addresses an issue that fails to log events 4732 and 4733 for Domain-Local group membership changes in certain scenarios. This occurs when you use the “Permissive Modify” control; for example, the Active Directory (AD) PowerShell modules use this control.
• Addresses an issue that might prevent the cluster service from starting and generates the error “2245 (NERR_PasswordTooShort)”. This occurs if you configure the “Minimum Password Length” Group Policy with more than 14 characters. For more information, see KB4557232.
• Addresses an issue that causes the configuration of the “Minimum Password Length” Group Policy with more than 14 characters to have no effect. For more information, see KB4557232.
• Addresses an issue that causes the loss of written data when an application opens a file and writes to the end of the file in a share folder.
• Addresses an issue with Server Message Block (SMB). This issue incorrectly logs the Microsoft-Windows-SMBClient 31013 event in the Microsoft-Windows-SMBClient/Security event log of an SMB client when an SMB server returns STATUS_USER_SESSION_DELETED. This issue occurs when SMB client users or applications open multiple SMB sessions using the same set of Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) connections on the same SMB Server. This issue most likely occurs on Remote Desktop Servers.

If you installed earlier updates, only the new fixes contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.

Download link KB4566116


August 20, 2020-KB4570723 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 1903, Windows Server 1903 RTM, Windows 10, version 1909 and Windows Server, version 1909

Dotnetfx35-48 Preview
http://download.windowsupdate.com/c..._023f3aac37197779319c4818cbf5d38497bb7deb.msu

 

Of course they announce this , only hours after I update to 2004... When I finally decided to accept my fate and move up, for the express purpose of WSL2... and then discover after done installing that now it was a useless and unnecessary move...

 

Windows 10: (Intel Microcode-) Updates (August 31 / Sept. 1, 2020)
Posted on September 2, 2020 by Günter Born

[ English ] Microsoft has released August 31 and September 1, 2020 one more swing to microcode updates for Windows 10 version 1803-2004 (but are probably old updates). Here is some information about these updates....
KB4497165: Intel microcode updates - Microsoft Support

• KB4497165 “V5” for 1903/1909 on MS Update Catalog

 

KB4574727 + KB4576751 as SSU [manual download] Windows 10 1903/1909

Windows 10 1903 and 1909 received the September patch as a security update today, along with the other versions. KB4574727 increases the version number to Windows 10 1909 18363.1082 or Windows 10 1903 18362.1082. The important SSU ( Servicing Stack Update ) has also been updated with KB4576751

Remember the servicing stack update must be installed first.

Manual download of KB4576751 as SSU

• windows10.0-kb4576751-x64.msu

Manual download of KB4574727

• windows10.0-kb4574727-x64.msu

September 8, 2020-KB4576484 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 1903, Windows Server 1903 RTM, Windows 10, version 1909 and Windows Server, version 1909

Manual Download link.
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d..._fd7ab98439f32736845e1f85024e435505436031.msu

 

KB4577062 [Manual download] Windows 10 1909/1903 18363.1110 / 18362.1110

Manual download of KB4577062

• windows10.0-kb4577062-x64.msu

September 16, 2020-KB4576947 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10, version 1903, Windows Server, version 1903, Windows 10, version 1909 and Windows Server, version 1909

Direct Download link.
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d..._139dc0b5d5a2dd17379c28d33325f84b5b9a8318.msu

 

Microsoft have pushed out an out of the band Hotfix patch KB4583263 for some selected HP business notebooks. Download links for Windows 10 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004, 20H2 can be found in the post below...
http://forum.notebookreview.com/thr...nd-announcements.826887/page-76#post-11051042

 

new preview update for 1903/1909 on Oct. 20 - KB4580386

 

November 10, 2020—KB4586786 (OS Builds 18362.1198 and 18363.1198) + KB4586863 as SSU

Remember the servicing stack update must be installed first.

1) SSU (Servicing Stack Update) - KB4586863

2) CU (Cumulative Update) - KB4586786


November 10, 2020-KB4580980 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 , version 1903, Windows Server, version 1903, Windows 10 , version 1909, and Windows Server, version 1909

DotnetCU 3.5 & 4.8:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/c..._cc3c6bced8c5238bd7767f5abf419d5a3a1847fa.msu

KB4589212, KB4589211 New microcode updates for Windows 10 20H2 up to 1507

In short: Microsoft has updated the microcode updates for Windows 10. It is KB4589212 for Windows 10 20H2 and 2004. KB4589211 for Windows 10 1909 and 1903.

Windows 10 1909/1903 support.microsoft.com/KB4589211 catalog.update.microsoft.com/KB4589211

 

Microsoft Releases KB4586819 (Builds 18362.1237 and 18363.1237) with Tons of Fixes

November 19, 2020—KB4586819 (OS Builds 18362.1237 and 18363.1237) Preview

Problems resolved by KB4586819

• Highlights:
• Updates an issue that causes the Chrome-based Microsoft Edge browser to open in the background when a device is in tablet mode.
• Updates an issue that causes Narrator to stop responding after unlocking a device if Narrator was in use before the device was locked.
• Updates a problem with USB 3.0 hubs. A device connected to the hub might stop working if you put the device to sleep or restart it.
• Updates an issue that can cause games that use surround sound to stop working.
• Updates the visual quality of Windows Mixed Reality headsets running in lower resolution mode.

Other fixed issues:

• Updates the Internet Explorer About dialog to use the modern standard dialog.
• Addresses an issue that could cause Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) users to see a black screen when they try to sign in.
• Addresses an issue with using Microsoft Changjie that is causing applications to stop working due to a stack overflow.
• Fixes a problem with USB 3.0 hubs. A device connected to the hub might stop working if you put the device to sleep or restart it.
• Addresses an issue that could cause Windows to accidentally change settings for certain IP cameras that are on the same network as the Windows device.
• Addresses an issue that could cause games that use surround sound to stop working.
• Addresses an issue with leaky Graphics Device Interface (GDI) font handles, which can cause unexpected behavior in certain applications.
• Resolves an issue with missing forced groups in the Start menu layout when using Mobile Device Management (MDM) to set the tile groups.
• Addresses an issue in which the desktop wallpaper cannot be set as configured by a Group Policy Object (GPO) when you set the local background as a solid color.
• Addresses an excessive network traffic problem that occurs when you use the Open File dialog box in File Explorer and navigate to a shared folder that has the Previous Version feature available.
• Addresses an issue with the search bar in Shell namespace extension products that could cause File Explorer to stop working unexpectedly.
• Fixes an issue that prevents you from logging into certain servers. This occurs when you enable group policy that forces a computer session to start in order to be interactive.
• Addresses an issue that prevents the Sign In Options page from opening using the ms-settings: signinoptions-launchfaceenrollment URI.
• Addresses an issue that generates a 0x57 error when using the wecutil ss / c: command to update an event forwarding subscription.
• Addresses an issue that could prevent user settings from being synchronized between devices.
• Addresses an issue that could cause the “Forgot My PIN” feature on the lock screen to fail. This error occurs when the user has logged on with a username and password and the policy settings DontDisplayLastUserName or HideFastUserSwitching are enabled.
• Addresses an issue that causes applications to fail when calling the LookupAccountSid () API. This occurs after accounts have been migrated to a new domain with a shorter name than the name of the previous domain.
• Fixes an issue where loading a code integrity policy would cause PowerShell to leak a large amount of memory.
• Addresses an issue that could cause a system to stop working during startup. This occurs when the CrashOnAuditFail policy is set to 1 and command line argument checking is enabled.
• Addresses an issue that could cause the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Group Policy application to stop working when editing the Group Policy security settings. The error message is: "MMC cannot initialize the snap-in".
• Addresses an issue that results in a system's non-paged pool not being released and requiring the system to be restarted. This occurs when running 32-bit applications with Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) mode enabled.
• Addresses an issue preventing access to Azure Active Directory (AD) using the Google Chrome browser due to a Conditional Access policy error.
• Improves the visual quality of Windows Mixed Reality headsets running in lower resolution mode.
• Extends support for Microsoft Defender for Endpoint to new regions.
• Addresses an issue in Microsoft Remote Procedure Call (RPC) runtime that is causing the Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) service to stop responding. This problem generates log events for DFS Replication (5014), RPC (1726), and No Reconnection (5004) for a default timeout of 24 hours with no replication.
• Addresses an issue that could result in a wireless receiver being disconnected during a wireless projection session.
• Fixes a problem that prevents the PDF24 app, version 9.1.1, from opening .txt files.
• Addresses an issue that could result in a non-paged pool memory leak in some scenarios.
• Fixes a problem that could cause a memory leak in bindflt.sys when copying files in a container scenario.
• Addresses an issue with Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) that could prevent Certificate Transparency (CT) logs from being sent if enabled.
• Addresses an issue where cluster validation tests internal switches that are not intended to be used and recommunicated in the cluster.

CU (Cumulative Update) KB4586819


November 19, 2020-KB4586878 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10, version 1903, Windows Server, version 1903, Windows 10, version 1909, and Windows Server, version 1909

Dotnetfx35-48:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d..._999de1e5d15823c4863dc0a8fffb733447227c73.msu

 

KB4592449 CU released Dec. 8 (build 18362.1256 / 18363.1256)

Win10 v1903 has just gone EOL on 12/8/2020 and KB4592449 is the very last update for 1903