While it"s not uncommon for Microsoft to release updates for Windows 10 in the middle of the month, it usually takes a week or two. Patch Tuesday was only a few days ago, but the firm is releasing new cumulative updates for five different versions of Windows 10.
More specifically, updates are arriving for versions 1809, 1709, 1703, 1607, and 1507. That leaves out two supported versions of the OS, along with the unsupported version 1511. Oddly, most of these updates are dated August 17, making them rare Saturday updates.
As usual, these are optional updates. That means that if you check for updates on your PC, you"ll get an option to download and install it. They will not arrive automatically.
If you"re on the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, or version 1809, you"ll get KB4512534, bringing the build number to 17763.720. You can manually download it here, and these are the highlights:
Updates an issue that prevents Windows Hello face recognition from working after you restart a device.
Allows Microsoft Edge to print PDF documents that contain landscape and portrait-oriented pages together correctly.
Allows Microsoft Edge to open PDFs that are configured to be opened only once correctly.
Updates an issue with downloading copyrighted digital media (music, TV shows, movies, and so on) from certain websites using Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
Here is the full list of fixes:
- Improves the reliability of push notifications about app deployments to Microsoft HoloLens 1 devices.
Addresses an issue that prevents Windows Hello Face Authentication from working after a restart.
Addresses an issue with downloading digital rights management (DRM) files from certain websites using Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
Addresses an issue that prevents the Universal C Runtime Library from returning the proper value for time zone global variables in certain conditions.
Addresses an issue that causes Deployment Image Servicing and Management (DISM) to intermittently stop responding while deprovisioning some preinstalled apps using the Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM).
Addresses an issue in which the default keyboard for the English (Cyprus) (en-CY) locale was not set properly.
Addresses an issue to enable Microsoft Edge to print PDF documents that contain landscape and portrait-oriented pages correctly.
Addresses an issue with PDFs that are configured to be opened only once in Microsoft Edge.
Addresses performance issues for the Win32 subsystem and Desktop Window Manager (DWM).
Addresses an issue with the input and display of special characters that occurs when an app uses imm32.dll.
Addresses a composition handle leak in Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps.
Addresses a memory leak in dwm.exe that may lead to a loss of functionality and cause a device to stop working.
Addresses an issue that fails to bypass automatic sign in (Autologon) when you press and hold the Shift key during startup.
Addresses an issue that causes the Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class Win32_PhysicalMemory to report that 32 GB memory chips have a missing Capacity value.
Addresses an issue that prevents an App-V application from opening and displays a network failure error. This issue occurs under certain circumstances, such as when a system"s battery is low or there is an unexpected power failure.
Addresses an issue with User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) that may sometimes prevent exclusion paths from working.
Addresses a rare issue that causes Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to temporarily prevent other processes from accessing files.
Addresses an issue that causes a workstation to stop working when you sign in using an updated user principal name (UPN) (for example, changing UserN@contoso.com to User.Name@contoso.com).
Addresses an issue in which Windows Defender Application Control will not allow third-party binaries to be loaded from a Universal Windows Platform application. CodeIntegrity event error 3033 appears as, “Code Integrity determined that a process (<process name>) attempted to load <binary name> that did not meet the Store signing level requirements.”
Addresses an issue that prevents some Trusted Platform Module (TPM) devices from being used for Next Generation Credentials.
Addresses an issue that causes applications on a container host to intermittently lose connectivity because of a port conflict with applications running on a container.
Addresses an issue that prevents some users from receiving a TTL value when they are added as members of Shadow Principals. This occurs for users who have distinguished names (DN) that contain an escape character. The TTL value is now added as expected.
Addresses an issue with the disabled attribute of the input element, which doesn’t allow a scope to be passed to the authorization endpoint.
Addresses an issue with leaks in Windows notification sockets that causes Windows to run out of ports.
Addresses an issue that prevents server editions from activating with a Multiple Activation Key (MAK) in the graphical user interface (GUI). The error is, “0x80070490”.
Addresses an issue that may break the domain trust when the Recycle Bin is configured on the domain that carries the trust.
Increases the number of supported interrupts per device to 512 on systems that have x2APIC enabled.
Addresses an issue that may prevent devices from starting when they start up using Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) images from Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). The error is, "Status: 0xc0000001, Info: A required device isn"t connected or can"t be accessed."
Addresses an issue that may cause the following to stop responding:
Applications that were made using Visual Basic 6 (VB6).
Macros that use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
Scripts or apps that use Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript).
This update has a few known issues to be aware of:
| Symptom | Workaround |
|---|---|
| Certain operations, such as rename, that you perform on files or folders that are on a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) may fail with the error, “STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL (0xC00000A5)”. This occurs when you perform the operation on a CSV owner node from a process that doesn’t have administrator privilege. | Do one of the following:
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| After installing KB4493509, devices with some Asian language packs installed may receive the error, "0x800f0982 - PSFX_E_MATCHING_COMPONENT_NOT_FOUND." |
Note If reinstalling the language pack does not mitigate the issue, reset your PC as follows:
Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. |
| We are investigating reports that a small number of devices may startup to a black screen during the first logon after installing updates. | To mitigate this issue, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete, then select the Power button in the lower right corner of the screen and select Restart. Your device should now restart normally. We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. |
| Applications and scripts that call the NetQueryDisplayInformation API or the WinNT provider equivalent may fail to return results after the first page of data, often 50 or 100 entries. When requesting additional pages you may receive the error, “1359: an internal error occurred.” This issue occurs in this update and in all the updates before June 18, 2019. | We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. |
There"s no update for Windows 10 version 1803, but if you"re on the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, or version 1709, you"ll get KB4512494, bringing the build number to 16299.1365. This version is only supported for Windows 10 Enterprise and Education, so if you"re on Home or Pro, you won"t get this update. Also, this is the one update that"s actually dated August 16.
You can manually download it here, and there is one highlight:
Updates for an issue with downloading copyrighted digital media (music, TV shows, movies, and so on) from certain websites using Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
Here"s the full list of fixes:
- Addresses an issue with downloading digital rights management (DRM) files from certain websites using Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
Addresses an issue in which the default keyboard for the English (Cyprus) (en-CY) locale was not set properly.
Addresses an issue that prevents an App-V application from opening and displays a network failure error. This issue occurs under certain circumstances, such as when a system"s battery is low or there is an unexpected power failure.
Addresses a rare issue that causes Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) to temporarily prevent other processes from accessing files.
Addresses an issue that prevents a user from deleting a network in some specific scenarios.
Addresses an issue that may prevent devices from starting when they start up using Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) images from Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). The error is, "Status: 0xc0000001, Info: A required device isn"t connected or can"t be accessed."
Addresses an issue that may cause the following to stop responding:
Applications that were made using Visual Basic 6 (VB6).
Macros that use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
Scripts or apps that use Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript).
You may also receive an "Invalid procedure call” error.
This one only has one known issue to be aware of:
| Symptom | Workaround |
|---|---|
| Certain operations, such as rename, that you perform on files or folders that are on a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) may fail with the error, “STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL (0xC00000A5)”. This occurs when you perform the operation on a CSV owner node from a process that doesn’t have administrator privilege. | Do one of the following:
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Those on the Windows 10 Creators Update, or version 1703, will get KB4512474, bringing the build number to 15063.2021. This is also limited to Enterprise and Education SKUs. You can manually download it here, and there"s one highlight:
Updates for an issue with downloading copyrighted digital media (music, TV shows, movies, and so on) from certain websites using Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
Here"s the full list of fixes:
- Addresses an issue with downloading digital rights management (DRM) files from certain websites using Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
- Addresses an issue in which the default keyboard for the English (Cyprus) (en-CY) locale was not set properly.
- Addresses an issue that prevents an App-V application from opening and displays a network failure error. This issue occurs under certain circumstances, such as when a system"s battery is low or there is an unexpected power failure.
- Addresses an issue that causes spaceport.sys to stop working with a 0x9E error.
- Addresses an issue that may cause the following to stop responding:
- Applications that were made using Visual Basic 6 (VB6).
- Macros that use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
- Scripts or apps that use Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript).
You may also receive an "Invalid procedure call” error.
It has the same known issue as the update for version 1709.
Users on the Windows 10 Anniversary Update (version 1607) or Windows Server 2016 will get KB4512495, bringing the build number to 14393.3181. This is only supported for Long-Term Servicing Channel customers. You can manually download it here, and these are the highlights:
- Updates an issue with downloading copyrighted digital media (music, TV shows, movies, and so on) from certain websites using Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
- Updates an issue that causes File Explorer to intermittently stop working.
Here"s the full list of fixes:
- Addresses an issue with downloading digital rights management (DRM) files from certain websites using Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
- Addresses an issue in the Windows Push Notification Platform Connection Provider that causes File Explorer to intermittently stop working.
- Addresses an issue that may cause a new domain certificate to stop working after a day. This issue occurs when you set up the domain using a live account and the virtual private network (VPN) is configured using the Anywhere Access wizard. The error is, "Error 619: A connection to the remote computer could not be established, so the port used for this communication was closed". After more connection attempts, the following error appears, "Link to VPN connection failed. Reconnecting pending ..."
- Addresses an issue that prevents an App-V application from opening and displays a network failure error. This issue occurs under certain circumstances, such as when a system"s battery is low or there is an unexpected power failure.
- Addresses an issue that causes spaceport.sys to stop working with a 0x9E error.
- Addresses an issue with enclosure awareness for a scenario that does not include Storage Spaces Direct (S2D).
- Addresses an issue that prevents some users from receiving a TTL value when they are added as members of Shadow Principals. This occurs for users who have distinguished names (DN) that contain an escape character. The TTL value is now added as expected.
- Addresses an issue that may break the domain trust when the Recycle Bin is configured on the domain that carries the trust.
- Addresses an issue that may prevent devices from starting when they start up using Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) images from Windows Deployment Services (WDS) or System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM). The error is, "Status: 0xc0000001, Info: A required device isn"t connected or can"t be accessed."
- Addresses an issue that may cause the following to stop responding:
- Applications that were made using Visual Basic 6 (VB6).
- Macros that use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
- Scripts or apps that use Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript).
You may also receive an "Invalid procedure call” error.
There are also a few known issues to be aware of:
| Symptom | Workaround |
|---|---|
| After installing KB4467684, the cluster service may fail to start with the error “2245 (NERR_PasswordTooShort)” if the group policy “Minimum Password Length” is configured with greater than 14 characters. | Set the domain default "Minimum Password Length" policy to less than or equal to 14 characters. Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. |
| Certain operations, such as rename, that you perform on files or folders that are on a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) may fail with the error, “STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL (0xC00000A5)”. This occurs when you perform the operation on a CSV owner node from a process that doesn’t have administrator privilege. | Do one of the following:
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| Applications and scripts that call the NetQueryDisplayInformation API or the WinNT provider equivalent may fail to return results after the first page of data, often 50 or 100 entries. When requesting additional pages you may receive the error, “1359: an internal error occurred.” | We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. |
Finally, if you"re on the original version of Windows 10, now called version 1507, you"ll get KB4517276, bringing the build number to 10240.18308. You can manually download it here, and it contains the following fixes:
Addresses an issue that may cause the following to stop responding:
Applications that were made using Visual Basic 6 (VB6).
Macros that use Visual Basic for Applications (VBA).
Scripts or apps that use Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript).
You may also receive an "Invalid procedure call” error.
This update contains the same known issue as the updates for version 1709 and 1703.
Again, you can manually install these updates, or you can get them through Windows Update by checking for updates and choosing the option to download and install.