Today, Microsoft released cumulative updates for all of its versions of Windows 10, which include 14393.953, 15086.839, and 10240.17319. There wasn"t a changelog available at the time, but Microsoft has updated the KB articles to reflect what"s new in each of them.
Mind you, the lists of fixes in these updates are huge. This is because last month"s Patch Tuesday was canceled, so we"re actually getting two months worth of fixes. With that being said, let"s dive right in.
Here"s what"s new in build 14393.953, which is for PCs and phones running the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (Version 1607):
Addressed known issue called out in KB3213986. Users may experience delays while running 3D rendering apps with multiple monitors.
Addressed issue in KB3213986 where the Cluster Service may not start automatically on the first reboot after applying the update.
Addressed issue where the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC) crashes when attempting to modify any attribute of any user account in Active Directory.
Addressed issue where the Japanese Input Method Editor is leaking graphics device interface resources, which causes windows to disappear or only partially render after typing approximately 100 sentences.
Addressed an issue which improves the reliability of Enable-ClusterS2D PowerShell cmdlet.
Addressed an issue where the Virtual Machine Management Service (Vmms.exe) may crash during a live migration of virtual machines.
Improved the bandwidth of SSD/NVMe drives available to application workloads during S2D rebuild operations.
Addressed issue where Work Folders clients get duplicate files (sync conflict files) when Work Folders is configured using Group Policy.
Addressed an issue where Remote Desktop Servers crash with a Stop 0x27 in RxSelectAndSwitchPagingFileObject when RDP clients connect and utilize redirected drives, printers, or removable USB drives.
Addressed issue where adjusting the Windows Server Update Services settings using the Group Policy feature causes downloads to fail.
Addressed issue to hard code Microsoft"s first-party provider registry key values.
Addressed issue that causes the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool to fail.
Addressed issue that causes Office 2016 profile corruption when used with User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) roaming.
Addressed issue that causes the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service to become unresponsive after upgrading the OS.
Addressed issue that causes the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service to fail when a SAP® application uses Transport Layer Security authentication.
Addressed issue where sequencing large registries using the Application Virtualization 5.1 Sequencer results in missing registry keys in the final package.
Addressed issue that fails to retain the sort order of names in a contact list after a device restarts when using the Japanese language.
Addressed issue that causes transactions to fail because of a memory shortage.
Addressed issue that allows files that are forbidden by the security zone setting to be opened in Internet Explorer.
Addressed issue that causes Internet Explorer 11 to fail after installing KB3175443.
Addressed issue that causes applications that use the VBScript engine to fail after applying KB3185319.
Addressed issue that occurs in Internet Explorer when the CSS float style is set to "center" in a webpage.
Addressed issue that occurs whenever the multipath IO attempts to log I/O statistics with no paths present.
Addressed issue that causes a 32-bit static route added by a VPN solution to fail, which prevents users from establishing a connection through the VPN.
Addressed issue that may decrease performance by up to 50% when Ethernet adapters that support receive side scaling (RSS) fail to re-enable RSS after a fault or system upgrade.
Addressed issue to allow wildcards in the Allowed list field for the Point and Print Restrictions Group Policy.
Addressed issue with multipath I/O failure that can lead to data corruption or application failures.
Addressed issue that can lead to system failure when removing a multipath IO ID_ENTRY.
Addressed issue that occurs when a Network Driver Interface Specification function NdisMFreeSharedMemory() is not called at the correct Interrupt Request Level.
Addressed issue to utilize the proper service vault for Azure Backup integration.
Addressed issue where SQL server takes 30 minutes to shut down on machines with a lot of RAM (>2TB).
Addressed additional issues with updated time zone information, Internet Explorer, file server and clustering, wireless networking, Map apps, mobile upgrades for IoT, display rendering, USB 2.0 safe removal, multimedia, Direct3D, Microsoft Edge, enterprise security, Windows Server Update Services, storage networking, Remote Desktop, clustering, Windows Hyper-V, and Credential Guard.
Security updates to Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Graphics Component, Internet Information Services, Windows SMB Server, Microsoft Windows PDF Library, Windows kernel-mode drivers, Microsoft Uniscribe, the Windows kernel, DirectShow, the Windows OS, and Windows Hyper-V.
And for those with machines that are still running the Windows 10 November Update (Version 1511); this one is PC-only, and here"s what"s new:
- Addressed known issue called out in KB3210721. Users may experience delays while running 3D rendering apps with multiple monitors.
Improved reliability of Silverlight and Internet Explorer
Addressed issue where the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC) crashes when attempting to modify any attribute of any user account in Active Directory.
Addressed issue that fails to launch a Help browser window when you click the Help icon in File Explorer.
Addressed issue to allow wildcards in the Allowed list field for the Point and Print Restrictions Group Policy.
Addressed issue that prevents clients from accessing a file server when using Server Message Block 1.0 and NT LAN Manager authentication after an upgrade.
Addressed issue where the default printer may change unexpectedly after disconnecting from a Remote Desktop Protocol session.
Addressed issue that prevents servers from being added to Windows Server Update Services after they are staged.
Addressed issue that causes Internet Explorer to fail after installing KB3175443.
Addressed issue that causes Internet Explorer to fail after removing a CSS style.
Addressed issue that prevents users from selecting multiple certificates simultaneously through the UI.
Addressed issue that prevents a smart card module from pairing with a contactless smart card reader.
Addressed issue where devices go into BitLocker recovery if users enter the wrong password.
Addressed issue that causes excessive audit log events when using the Audit File System category.
Addressed issue where an executable’s icon will flicker indefinitely when Explorer opens the executable and its file attribute is set to FILE_ATTRIBUTE_OFFLINE.
Addressed issue that causes Start menu and other items to disappear or malfunction when using roaming user profiles.
Addressed issue that causes OpenGL rendering to fail.
Addressed issue that causes high CPU usage for scheduled tasks when using devices whose daylight saving time occurs at 12 A.M.
Addressed issue that causes the loss of Windows Firewall rules after upgrade from RTM to 1511.
Addressed issue where using registry exclusions with Unified Write Filter (UWF) enabled increases the system boot time substantially.
Addressed issue that prevents multiple users from accessing shared, offline folders.
Addressed issue that prevents administrators from accessing mapped network drives.
Addressed issue that causes print preview to fail in Internet Explorer.
Addressed issue that prevents Internet Explorer from receiving keyboard events from external processes using addEventListener.
Addressed issue that prevents the use of the Delete Browsing History feature in Internet Explorer.
Addressed issue that causes incorrect table dimensions in SAP® applications.
Addressed issue that loads websites that bypass the proxy server in the local intranet zone when the Intranet Sites: Include all sites that bypass the proxy server (Disabled) is set.
Addressed issue that prevents a webpage from loading after logging in to a site.
Addressed issue that allows files that are forbidden by the security zone setting to be opened in Internet Explorer.
Addressed issue that overwrites a
element when users select a line that is enclosed by a element.Addressed issue that fails to apply the Group Policy setting value of “Unrestricted” for the media connection cost.
Addressed additional issues with updated time-zone information, enterprise security, security credentials, Internet Explorer, updates to the Access Point Name (APN) database, wireless networking, Media Center, and the Windows shell.
Security updates to the Windows OS, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Windows kernel-mode drivers, Microsoft Uniscribe, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Hyper-V, Server Message Block, Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows PDF Library, SHA-1 deprecation for SSL/TLS certificates, and Microsoft XML Core Services.
Finally, here"s what"s new for the original Windows 10 branch (Version 1507), in build 10240.17319:
Addressed known issue called out in KB3210720. Users may experience delays while running 3D rendering apps with multiple monitors.
Addressed issue where the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC) crashes when attempting to modify any attribute of any user account in Active Directory.
Improved the reliability of .NET and Internet Explorer
Addressed issue that fails to launch a Help browser window when you click the Help icon in File Explorer.
Addressed issue to allow wildcards in the Allowed list field for the Point and Print Restrictions Group Policy.
Addressed issue that reduces performance because excessive multicast Domain Name System packets are created whenever new devices are searched for, added, or removed.
Addressed issue that prevents clients from accessing a file server when using Server Message Block 1.0 and NT LAN Manager authentication after an upgrade.
Addressed issue that causes text to disappear when you resize an Internet Explorer window after changing the encoding to Hebrew.
Addressed issue that occurs in Internet Explorer when the CSS float style is set to "center" in a webpage.
Addressed issue that may cause an app or webpage to become unresponsive or sluggish if it uses the web browser functionality of Internet Explorer 11.
Addressed issue that causes Internet Explorer to fail after removing a CSS style.
Addressed issue that causes Internet Explorer to fail after installing KB3175443.
Addressed issue where a list in a combo box fails to update based on the selected item in another combo box.
Addressed issue that occurs when copying a file that has Encrypting File System (EFS) encryption to a share that is not encrypted by EFS.
Addressed issue that causes the Start menu and other items to disappear or malfunction when using roaming user profiles.
Addressed issue that causes excessive audit log events when using the Audit File System category.
Addressed issue where devices go into BitLocker recovery if users enter the wrong password.
Addressed issue that prevents a smart card module from pairing with a contactless smart card reader.
Addressed issue that causes high CPU usage for scheduled tasks when using devices whose daylight saving time occurs at 12 A.M.
Addressed issue that fails to apply the Group Policy setting value of “Unrestricted” for the media connection cost.
Addressed issue that prevents administrators from accessing mapped network drives.
Addressed issue that causes print preview to fail in Internet Explorer.
Addressed issue in which locally installed fonts are not used when Font Download is disabled in Internet Explorer.
Addressed issue that causes incorrect table dimensions in SAP® applications.
Addressed issue that prevents a webpage from loading after logging in to a site.
Addressed issue where a text box doesn"t allow the user to type the maximum number of allowed characters when using the Japanese Input Method Editor in Internet Explorer
Addressed issue that loads websites that bypass the proxy server in the local intranet zone when the Intranet Sites: Include all sites that bypass the proxy server (Disabled) is set
Addressed issue that prevents Internet Explorer from receiving keyboard events from external processes using addEventListener
Addressed issue that overwrites a
element when users select a line that is enclosed by a elementAddressed issue that allows files that are forbidden by the security zone setting to be opened in Internet Explorer.
Addressed issue where using registry exclusions with Unified Write Filter (UWF) enabled increases the system boot time substantially.
Addressed additional issues with updated time-zone information, Windows Shell, enterprise security, Internet Explorer, and updates to the Access Point Name (APN) database.
Security updates to the Windows OS, Windows kernel-mode drivers, Microsoft Uniscribe, Windows Hyper-V, Microsoft Graphics Component, Internet Information Services, Server Message Block, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Windows Media Player, SHA-1 deprecation for SSL/TLS certificates, Microsoft XML Core Services, and the Windows kernel.
Both of the KB articles say that there are no known issues in either of the updates.
Note that Microsoft had said that version 1507, or 10240, would no longer be supported beginning on March 26. That would have made today"s update its last; however, that date has been pushed back by two months, so if your business is still on the build, you should be making preparations to move to a newer version.