Today is the second Tuesday of the month, making it Patch Tuesday. That means that Microsoft is releasing new updates for all supported versions of Windows. For Windows 10, that includes all versions except for version 1511.
If you"re on the latest versions of Windows 10, versions 1909 or 1903, you"ll get KB4528760, bringing the build number to 18363.592 or 18362.592, respectively. You can manually download it here, and these are the highlights:
- Updates to improve security when storing and managing files.
- Updates to improve security when using input devices such as a mouse, keyboard, or stylus.
Here"s the full list of fixes:
- Security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Management, Windows Cryptography, Windows Storage and Filesystems, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, and Windows Server.
Those on Windows 10 version 1809 will get KB4534273, bringing the build number to 17763.973. You can manually download it here, and it has the same highlights and fixes as the update for version 1909, although there are a few known issues:
| 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:
|
| 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. |
|
When setting up a new Windows device during the Out of Box Experience (OOBE), you might be unable to create a local user when using Input Method Editor (IME). This issue might affect you if you are using the IME for Chinese, Japanese, or Korean languages. Note This issue does not affect using a Microsoft Account during OOBE. |
To mitigate this issue, set the keyboard language to English during user creation or use a Microsoft Account to complete OOBE. You can set the keyboard language back to your preferred language after user creation. Once the OOBE is done and you are at the desktop, you can rename the current user using these instructions. If you prefer to create a new local user, see KB4026923. Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. |
If you"re still on Windows 10 version 1803, that"s not supported anymore for Windows 10 Home and Pro, but it is still for Education and Enterprise. Those users will get KB4534293, bringing the build number to 17134.1246. You can manually download it here. It once again has the same highlights and fixes listed, but there are only two known issues:
| 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:
|
|
When setting up a new Windows device during the Out of Box Experience (OOBE), you might be unable to create a local user when using Input Method Editor (IME). This issue might affect you if you are using the IME for Chinese, Japanese, or Korean languages. Note This issue does not affect using a Microsoft Account during OOBE. |
To mitigate this issue, set the keyboard language to English during user creation or use a Microsoft Account to complete OOBE. You can set the keyboard language back to your preferred language after user creation. Once the OOBE is done and you are at the desktop, you can rename the current user using these instructions. If you prefer to create a new local user, see KB4026923. Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release. |
Windows 10 version 1709 is also only still supported for Education and Enterprise. Those users will get KB4534276, bringing the build number to 16299.1625. You can manually download it here, and the changelog is exactly the same as the one for version 1803, including the known issues.
Windows 10 version 1703 isn"t supported for any versions of Windows 10, only for Surface Hub. Those users will get KB4534276, bringing the build number to 15063.2254. Also, Windows 10 Mobile version 1709 is getting its finally update today, which has the same fixes the same as the 1703 build, as always.
Widnows 10 version 1607 is only supported for those on the LTSB and for Windows Server 2016. Those users will get KB4534271, bringing the build number to 14393.3443, and you can manually download it here. It once again has the same highlights and fixes, but the known issues are a bit different:
| 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:
|
Finally, Windows 10 version 1507 is still supported on the LTSB, and those users will get KB4534306, bringing the build number to 10240.18453. You can manually download it here, and while the fixes and highlights are the same, there"s only one known issue:
| 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:
|
As always, Windows Update will install these updates automatically if you don"t opt to grab them now.