New Slow ring Build available for Insiders from RS4 branch

After releasing 17120 for Fast ring Insiders last week, Microsoft's Windows Insider team has decided to ship it for slow ring build.
ICYMI, Windows 10  Build 17120 is almost finalized Redstone 4 build that doesn't have a large number of changes though but a slight number of changes can be found here:
Windows 10 Build 17120 available from Redstone 4 branch
 17120 is indeed stable build if we compare the previous releases, so the decision is apt to ship it for Slow ring. As Far as ISO's are concerned, we can expect them next week.

New Skip Ahead Build for Windows 10 released

Microsoft has almost finished up Redstone 4 release(no known issues on the latest release!) so the focus of the Insider and the development team now shifts to Redstone 5 builds. Microsoft already released first RS5 build a while back, and now they have released third RS5 build this week. The build number is 17623. The new features have started to come up which are discussed below:

What's new

  • New High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) format for Images supported by Windows Photos app-Make sure you have joined beta program for Photos app.
  • Now you can safely remove External GPU using Safely remove devices.
  • New Privacy Settings layout in Settings.
  • Windows Defender Application guard Improvements.

General Fixes

  • For Windows Insiders in the Skip Ahead ring, we will begin testing a change where links clicked on within the Windows Mail app will open in Microsoft Edge, which provides the best, most secure and consistent experience on Windows 10 and across your devices. With built-in features for reading, note-taking, Cortana integration, and easy access to services such as SharePoint and OneDrive, Microsoft Edge enables you to be more productive, organized and creative without sacrificing your battery life or security. As always, we look forward to feedback from our WIP community.
  • [Fixed] an issue where the Microsoft Store may be completely broken or disappeared altogether after upgrading to this build.
  • [Fixed]  two issues impacting the usability of Windows Mixed Reality on the previous build (Windows Mixed Reality running at a very low frame rate (8-10fps), and a potential crash at startup that could cause Windows Mixed Reality to not work).
  • [Fixed]  an issue resulting in not being able to interact with title bars using touch when Sets was enabled.
  • [Fixed]  an issue resulting in the touch keyboard crashing when focus was moved to certain password fields.
  • We’ve improved the performance of Bluetooth mice when the system is under load.
  • [Fixed] an issue from recent flights causing precision touchpads to periodically need a few tries to be able to move the mouse.
  • [Fixed]  an issue resulting in the Amharic keyboard not working in Win32 apps.
  • [Fixed]  an issue where EFI and Recovery partitions were unexpectedly listed in Defragment and Optimize Drives.
  • [Fixed]  an issue optimizing drives in Defragment and Optimize Drives didn’t work in the last few flights.
  • [Fixed]  an issue resulting in a permanently black window if you dragged a tab out of a Microsoft Edge window, pulled it up to the top edge of the screen, and moved it back down and released it.
  • Updated the Cortana section in Settings to now be called “Cortana & Search”.
  • [Fixed]  an issue where you couldn’t use touch to interact with the Timeline scrollbar.
  • [Fixed]  an issue where a failed app update could result in that app becoming unpinned from the taskbar.
  • [Fixed]  an issue where if focus was set inside Action Center pressing Esc wouldn’t close the Action Center window.
  • [Fixed] an issue that could result in ShellExperienceHost periodically waking the device from hibernate if active live tiles were pinned to Start.

Known issues

  • If you open Settings and clicking on any links to the Microsoft Store or links in tips, Settings will crash. This includes the links to get themes and fonts from the Microsoft Store, as well as the link to Windows Defender.
  • If you try to open a file that is available online-only from OneDrive that hasn’t been previously downloaded to your PC (marked with a green checkmark in File Explorer), your PC could bugcheck (GSOD). You can work around this problem by right-clicking on these files and selecting “Always keep on this device.” Any file-on-demand from OneDrive that is already downloaded to the PC should open fine.
  • The Emoji Panel keyboard shortcuts don’t work – for now you’ll need to use the touch keyboard to enter emoji. If you right-click on the taskbar you’ll find an option to show the touch keyboard button and go from there.
The build is only available via Windows update to insiders on Skip Ahead.
More information about the build can be found here
Windows 10 Build 17623 for Skip Ahead

March Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 10

It is the second Tuesday(Wednesday where I am based) of the month and as usual, Microsoft has shipped patches to all of its products. As Windows 10 is no different, cumulative updates for several Windows 10 versions are released. We shall discuss them in detail.

Windows 10 version 1709 Build 16299

The latest stable release for Windows 10 has got cumulative update KB4088776 that contains a lot of changes. The build number jumps to 16299.309. The changes are as under:
  • Addresses issue where Internet Explorer stops working when using F12-based developer tools.
  • Addresses issue with printing XML documents with Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.
  • Updates legacy Document Mode cell visibility in Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses issue with pinch and zoom gestures on some hardware in Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses issue where Internet Explorer is unresponsive in certain scenarios when a Browser Helper Object is installed.
  • Addresses issue to prevent media and other applications from becoming unresponsive or failing when upgrading graphics drivers.
  • Addresses issue where customers receive "Check your account, you don't own this content” errors when attempting to play or install owned content. This issue can also result in customers getting kicked out of a game in the middle of play.
  • Addresses issue where, after installing KB4056892,KB4073291, KB4058258, KB4077675, or KB4074588 on a server, you may not be able to access SMB shared files in directory junction points or volume mount points hosted on that server. The error is "ERROR_INVALID_REPARSE_DATA”. As a result, editing some group policies using GPMC or AGPM 4.0 may fail with the error "The data present in the reparse point buffer is invalid. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80071128)".
  • Addresses issue where an AD FS server issue causes the WID AD FS database to become unusable after a restart. This might prevent the AD FS service from starting.
  • Addresses issue where, after installing KB4090913, the Mixed Reality Portal may fail to initialize. This results in an “SXXXXXXX-X” error or a “We couldn’t download the Windows Mixed Reality Software” message may appear after the software is successfully downloaded.
  • Lifts the Anti-Virus (AV) compatibility check to expand the number of Windows 10 devices that are offered cumulative Windows security updates. This includes cumulative Spectre and Meltdown protections for 32-Bit (x86) and 64-Bit (x64) versions of Windows, except the KB4078130 update that was offered to disable mitigation against Spectre Variant 2.
  • Addresses issue that only affects some versions of antivirus software and only applies to computers on which the antivirus ISV updated the ALLOW REGKEY.
  • Security updates to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Desktop Bridge, Windows Kernel, Windows Shell, Windows MSXML, Device Guard, Windows Hyper-V, Windows Installer, and the Microsoft Scripting Engine.
Support Page
The support page can be found here.
Download
The update is available via Windows update or you can use the direct download links below:
Download Package for 32 bit Systems
Download Package for 64 bit Systems
Known Issue
The update might be showing as not installed in Windows update but might be actually installed. Please confirm the build number, if this is the case.

Windows 10 version 1703

The Creators update to Windows 10 has got KB4088782 that jumps the build number to 15063.966. Following changes are introduced with the update:
  • Addresses issue with printing XML documents in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.
  • Addresses issue where Internet Explorer stops working when using F12-based developer tools.
  • Updates legacy Document Mode cell visibility in Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses issue where Internet Explorer is unresponsive in certain scenarios when a Browser Helper Object is installed.
  • Addresses issue that causes online video playback to stop responding.
  • Addresses issue where, after installing KB4056891, KB4057144, or KB4074592 on a server, you may not be able to access SMB shared files in directory junction points or volume mount points hosted on that server. The error is "ERROR_INVALID_REPARSE_DATA”. As a result, editing some group policies using GPMC or AGPM 4.0 may fail with the error "The data present in the reparse point buffer is invalid. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80071128)".
  • Lifts the Anti-Virus (AV) compatibility check to expand the number of Windows 10 devices that are offered cumulative Windows security updates. This includes cumulative Spectre and Meltdown protections for 32-Bit (x86) and 64-Bit (x64) versions of Windows, except the KB4078130 update that was offered to disable mitigation against Spectre Variant 2.
  • Addresses issue that only affects some versions of antivirus software and only applies to computers on which the antivirus ISV updated the ALLOW REGKEY.
  • Security updates to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Desktop Bridge, Microsoft Graphics component, Windows Kernel, Windows Shell, Windows MSXML, Windows Installer, and Windows Hyper-V.
Support Page
The Support Page can be found here.
Download
The update would be available via Windows update or you can use the direct download links:
Download Package for 32 bit Systems
Download Package for 64 bit Systems

Windows 10 version 1607 Build 14393

The Anniversary update to Windows 10 has got KB4088787 which jumps the build number to 14393.2125 which brings the following changes:
  • Addresses issue with printing XML documents with Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.
  • Addresses issue where Internet Explorer stops working when using F12-based developer tools.
  • Updates legacy Document Mode cell visibility in Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses issue where Internet Explorer is unresponsive in certain scenarios when a Browser Helper Object is installed.
  • Addresses issue that causes online video playback to stop responding.
  • Addresses issue where an AD FS server issue causes the WID AD FS database to become unusable after a restart. This might prevent the AD FS service from starting.
  • Lifts the Anti-Virus (AV) compatibility check to expand the number of Windows 10 devices that are offered cumulative Windows security updates. This includes cumulative Spectre and Meltdown protections for 32-Bit (x86) and 64-Bit (x64) versions of Windows, except the KB4078130 update that was offered to disable mitigation against Spectre Variant 2.
  • Addresses issue that only affects some versions of antivirus software and only applies to computers on which the antivirus ISV updated the ALLOW REGKEY.
  • Security updates to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Windows Search component, Windows Desktop Bridge, Microsoft Graphics component, Windows Kernel, Windows Shell, Windows MSXML, Windows Datacenter Networking, Windows Installer, and Windows Hyper-V.
Support Page:
The support page can be found here.
Download:
Download Package for 32 bit Systems
Download Package for 64 bit systems

That is all for now.

Microsoft released Build 17112 on Fast ring

The Windows Insider team is about to finish RS4. It is that time of the release where two builds in a week are possible, which is the case this week. Microsoft has released Build 17112 on Fast ring which doesn't include anything new, just fixes and improvements.

General changes for PC

  • [Fixed] an issue where selecting a notification after taking a screenshot or game clip opened the Xbox app’s home screen instead of opening the screenshot or game clip.
  • [Fixed] an issue where EFI and Recovery partitions were unexpectedly listed in Defragment and Optimize Drives.
  • [Fixed] an issue optimizing drives in Defragment and Optimize Drives didn’t work in the last few flights.
  • [Fixed] an issue resulting in a permanently black window if you dragged a tab out of a Microsoft Edge window, pulled it up to the top edge of the screen, and moved it back down and released it.
  • [Fixed]an issue where the warning on Windows 10 S when trying to run non-Microsoft Store apps from File Explorer might end up stuck behind the File Explorer window.
  • [Fixed] an issue where there was some unexpected extra space in the File Explorer navigation pane before the chevron icons to expand/collapse folders.
  • [Fixed] an issue where if focus was set inside Action Center pressing Esc wouldn’t close the Action Center window.
  • [Fixed] an issue that could result in ShellExperienceHost periodically waking the device from hibernate if active live tiles were pinned to Start.
  • [Fixed]an issue where navigating to Settings > System > Focus Assist > “Customize your priority list” could crash Settings.

Known Issues

  • If you try to open a file that is available online-only from OneDrive that hasn’t been previously downloaded to your PC (marked with a green checkmark in File Explorer), your PC could bugcheck (GSOD). You can work around this problem by right-clicking on these files and selecting “Always keep on this device.” Any file-on-demand from OneDrive that is already downloaded to the PC should open fine.
  • Post-install at the first user-prompted reboot or shutdown, a small number of devices have experienced a scenario wherein the OS fails to load properly and may enter a reboot loop state. For affected PCs, turning off fast boot may bypass the issue. If not, it is necessary to create a bootable ISO on a USB drive, boot into recovery mode, and this this will allow bypass.
  • When Movies & TV user denies access to its videos library (through the “Let Movies & TV access your videos library?” popup window or through Windows privacy settings), Movies & TV crashes when the user navigates to the “Personal” tab.
  • Store is broken in this build.
You can read the complete blog post here:
Announcing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 17112 for PC
This build is as usual would be available via Windows update only.

Windows 10 continues to rise slowly in market share

It's been a while since I shared desktop monthly share for Operating systems so I feel this is the high time to share one. On the first of each month, many companies release desktop market share for Operating systems worldwide. I find netmarketshare.com to be the most reliable website that offers the sharing, so let us discuss their stats in detail.

Windows 10

Windows 10, the newest and reportedly called as last Operating system by Microsoft continues to rise since our last analysis. Currently, the OS stands at 34.06 percent of the share, a tiny decline from the last month but still strong. As Windows 7 EOL date nears, Enterprises have started to move to Windows 10. 10% more than what it was in March 2017, so that is a very sharp rise.

Windows 7

The most popular Operating system of Microsoft still tops the list having 41.61 percent of the share despite loosing around 1 percent from Feburary. Now it is to be seen when Windows 10 crosses Windows 7 which entirely depends on users migrating from Windows 7 to 10.

Windows 8.1 and 8

Both of the versions of Windows 8 still hold an 8 percent of share despite Windows 10 is way better than Windows 8.1. Still have a validity of 2023 so it would be a while since the usage share goes negligible.

Windows XP

The most popular OS of Microsoft in 2000s holds 4.70  of the share which is slightly up from last month. These are generally enterprises who haven't moved yet-There are a large number of Enterprises here in India which still use XP.


That is all for now :)

New Microcode update for Windows 10 version 1709 now available

There has been a lot of talking on Windows 10 updates, especially of version 1709 where the Patch Tuesday update of February has made USB devices attached to the computer almost unusable. USB devices mean any of Keyboard and mouse attached through USB port do not work, so it is practically impossible to use the computer. Microsoft acted on it quickly and issued a support article that is here:
USB devices may stop working after installing the February 13, 2018 update
The immediate fix was to uninstall the update in Windows RE using DISM utility which you can see above, but doing it is a bit tricky for novice users. Nevertheless, this issue would be fixed up in the March Cumulative updates.
On the other hand, if we go to Spectre/Meltdown Fiasco, the users faced a lot of trouble especially those using AMD based systems. The troubles for Intel-based systems were no less-Unexpected Reboots, BSODs, update failing etc. Seeing this, Intel advised the OEMs to stop distributing Microcode aka BIOS updates till they fix it and looks like they have fixed.
But there is a catch this time-Instead of OEMs, the microcode update is being delivered by Microsoft update to fix the vulnerability. Microsoft has covered the largest section as per now, delivering the update to all of Skylake and Haswell codenamed CPUs. This comes up with the name of Intel Microcode update KB4090007. The support page for this update is as under:
KB4090007: Intel microcode updates

As these are being delivered through Windows update so I expect them to be more stable. For other versions like 1703 or 1607, I am not sure when it would come but I would notify whenever it is available.
If you have troubles updating
Reset Windows updates in Windows 10

February Patches for Windows 10

It is second Tuesday of the month and as usual, Microsoft is back with Patches for its products. Windows 10 is no different, and patches for various versions of Windows 10 have been released.

Windows 10 version 1709

For the latest general release of Windows 10, KB4074588 is released which makes the build number jump to 16299.248. There are a plenty of fixes with this release:
  • Addresses issue where child accounts are able to access InPrivate mode on ARM devices even though their browsing and search history is sent to their parents. This occurs only on Microsoft accounts belonging to children that are managed using the Microsoft Family service and for which parents have enabled activity reporting. This applies to Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses issue with docking and undocking Internet Explorer windows.
  • Addresses issue in Internet Explorer where pressing the delete key inserted a new line in input boxes in an application.
  • Addresses issue in Internet Explorer where selected elements wouldn't update under certain circumstances.
  • Addresses issue where some users may have experienced issues logging into some websites when using third-party account credentials in Microsoft Edge.
  • Updates time zone information.
  • Addresses issue with browser Compatibility View settings that occurs during updates.
  • Addresses issue where, in certain hardware configurations, the frame rates of DirectX Games were unintentionally limited to a factor of the display's vertical synchronization.
  • Addresses issue that causes delays when switching keyboard languages using Alt+Shift.
  • Addresses issue where surround sound audio endpoints reverted to stereo after restarting.
  • Improves and reduces conditions where certain Bluetooth keyboards drop keys during reconnection scenarios.
  • Corrects mouse delays for devices that incorrectly report the battery level status.
  • Addresses issue where MMC application snap-ins—such as Services, Local Policy Admin, and Printer Management—fail to run when Windows Defender Application Control (Device Guard) is turned on. The error is "Object doesn't support this property or method".
  • Prevents use of the Pre-production Onesettings endpoint for Windows Setup when test signing is enabled.
  • Addresses issue where installations of Windows Server, version 1709 are not automatically activated using the Automated Virtual Machine Activation (AVMA) feature on Hyper-V hosts that have been activated.
  • Addresses issue with the Auto-register Inbox templates feature for UEV where the Scheduled Task didn't have the proper trigger.
  • Addresses issue where the App-V client didn't read the policy for SyncOnBatteriesEnabled when the policy was set using a Group Policy Object (GPO).
  • Addresses issue where the Supported On field for the Enable App-V Client policy is blank in the Group Policy editor.
  • Addresses issue where the user’s hive data in the registry is not maintained correctly when some App-V packages belong to the connection group.
  • Provides additional logging for administrators to take action, such as picking a proper configuration for their App-V package, when there are multiple configuration files for a single package.
  • Addresses issue with App-V packages that aren't compatible with registry virtualization using kernel containers. To address the issue, we changed the registry virtualization to use the earlier (non-container) method by default. Customers who would like to use the new (kernel container) method for registry virtualization can still switch to it by setting the following registry value to 1:
    • Path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\AppV\Client\Compatibility
    • Setting: ContainerRegistryEnabled
    • DataType: DWORD
  • Security updates to Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Search component, Windows Kernel, Windows Authentication, Device Guard, Common Log File System driver, and the Windows storage and file systems.
Support page:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4074588/windows-10-update-kb4074588 
Download:
The update is available via Windows update and as an MSU too.

Windows 10 version 1703

The Creators release has got KB4074592 that jumps build number to 15063.909.
The changes are as under:
  • Addresses issue with a fragment identifier contained in links opened using the Enterprise Mode Site List to redirect from Microsoft Edge to Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses issue with scrolling through customer applications in Microsoft Edge.
  • Addresses a script-related issue that caused Internet Explorer to stop working in some cases.
  • Addresses issue with launching files using linked shortcuts in Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses issue with rendering graphics elements in Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses issue in Internet Explorer where pressing the Delete key inserted a new line in input boxes in an application.
  • Addresses issue where some users may have experienced issues logging into some websites when using third-party account credentials in Microsoft Edge.
  • Updates time zone information.
  • Addresses issue where telemetry data couldn't be uploaded using UTC because of networking environments that prevent access to the necessary CRL servers.
  • Addresses issue where the certutil.exe -MergePfx feature couldn't produce a merged EPF file for multiple V1 certificates.
  • Addresses issue where MMC application snap-ins—such as Services, Local Policy Admin, and Printer Management—fail to run when Windows Defender Application Control (Device Guard) is turned on. The error is "Object doesn't support this property or method."
  • Addresses issue where booting with Unified Write Filter (UWF) turned on may lead to stop error 0xE1 in embedded devices, particularly when using a USB HUB.
  • Improves performance of Intel processors that have Hardware P-States (HWP) enabled.
  • Addresses issue where customers sometimes see the error message "Something went wrong" after completing the out-of-box experience.
  • Security updates to Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows Search component, Windows Kernel, Device Guard, Windows storage and file systems, and the Common Log File System driver.
Support:
Download:
The Anniversary release of Windows 10 is still supported for home consumers. The build number jumps to 14393.2068 with KB4074590.
The changes with this update are:
  • Addresses issue with fragment identifier contained in links opened using the Enterprise Mode Site List to redirect from Microsoft Edge to Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses issue with rendering graphics elements with Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses a script-related issue that caused Internet Explorer to stop working in some cases.
  • Addresses issue in Internet Explorer where pressing the Delete key inserted a new line in input boxes in an application.
  • Addresses issue where some users may have experienced issues logging into some websites when using third-party account credentials in Microsoft Edge.
  • Addresses issue with browser Compatibility View settings that occured during updates.
  • Updates time zone information.
  • Addresses issue where telemetry data couldn't be uploaded using UTC because of networking environments that prevent access to the necessary CRL servers.
  • Addresses issue where MMC application snap-ins—such as Services, Local Policy Admin, and Printer Management—fail to run when Windows Defender Application Control (Device Guard) is turned on. The error is "Object doesn't support this property or method."
  • Addresses issue where a failover in MPIO while throttling input and output requests may cause all available paths to fail.
  • Addresses issue where the application pool CPU throttles when running IIS.
  • Updates Microsoft HoloLens CPU Microcode to address vulnerability CVE-2017-5715 - Branch target injection. Installing this KB for HoloLens applies all relevant OS and Microcode updates. See Advisory 180002 for more details.
  • Addresses issue where, after installing KB4057142 or KB4056890 on an SMB server, accessing files in directory junction points or volume mount points hosted on the server may fail. The error is “ERROR_INVALID_REPARSE_DATA”. For example, this symptom may be observed:
  • Editing some group policies using GPMC or AGPM 4.0 may fail with the error "The data present in the reparse point buffer is invalid. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80071128)".
  • Security updates to Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Windows Search Component, Windows Kernel, Device Guard, Common Log File System Driver, and Windows storage and file systems.
Support Page:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4074590
Download:
That is for now. If you have troubles regarding Windows update, feel free to contact sumit@yourwindowsguide.com for free Tech Support. Additionally, see:
Reset Windows update in Windows 10
Fix Windows updates undoing changes

KB4058258 for Windows 10 now available.

After releasing KB4073290, Microsoft has released a newer update KB4058258 for version 1709 that jumps build number to 16299.215. This update is the third one to be made available within 30 days, the other two being Meltdown/Spectre Patch and the subsequent one fixing the issue caused by KB4056892.

Support Page:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4058258
There are a number of fixes that come up with the update, which are:
  • Addresses a compatibility issue where colors are distorted when the system is connected to displays that support wide color gamut.
  • Addresses a condition where a second monitor that is connected to legacy AMD display adapters flashes after waking from sleep.
  • Addresses issue that causes delays when switching keyboard languages using Alt+Shift.
  • Addresses compatibility issues when rendering certain closed captions or subtitle formats during video playback.
  • Addresses issue where the Microsoft Edge Allow Extension Group Policy for the disabled state was not working.
  • Provides additional protections for 32-bit (x86) versions of Windows 10, version 1709.
  • Resolves the issue reported by some customers on a small subset of older AMD processors where the processor entered an unbootable state after installing January 3, 2018—KB4056892 (OS Build 16299.192).

Download

The update is available from Windows update together with Catalog. Here are the direct download links if you need:
32 bit(X86)
64 bit(X64)

Patches for Windows 10 for versions 1703 and 1607 released

Pertaining to 2 Cumulative updates/month model, Microsoft has released updates for all of Windows 10 versions. Version 1709 was updated yesterday and today is the turn of 1703,1607.

Windows 10 version 1703

Microsoft has released KB4057144 which jumps the Build number to 15063.877.
Following is the changelog:
  • Addresses issue with printing PDFs in Microsoft Edge.
  • Addresses issue with the App-V package folder access that cause the access control list to be handled incorrectly.
  • Addresses issue where backwards compatibility for managing Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) with group policy is lost. Windows 10 version 1607 group policy isn't compatible with Windows 10 version 1703 or higher group policy. Because of this bug, the new Windows 10 Administrative Templates (.admx) cannot be deployed to the Group Policy Central Store. This means that some of the new, additional settings for Windows 10 aren't available.
  • Addresses issue where some Microsoft-signed ActiveX controls don't work when Windows Defender Application Control (Device Guard) is enabled. Specifically, class IDs related to XMLHTTP in msxml6.dll don't work.
  • Addresses issue where, when attempting to change the Smart Card for Windows service start type from Disabled to Manual or Automatic, the system reports an error: “Cannot create a file when that file already exists.”
  • Addresses issue where some applications are blocked from running by Windows Defender Device Guard or Windows Defender Application Control when the application runs in Audit only enforcement mode.
  • Addresses issue where the virtual TPM self-test isn't run as part of virtual TPM initialization.
  • Addresses issue with NoToastApplicationNotificationOnLockScreen GPO that causes Toast notifications to appear on the lock screen.
  • Addresses issue originally called out in KB4056891 where calling CoInitializeSecurity with the authentication parameter set to RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_NONE resulted in the error STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL.
  • Addresses issue where some customers with AMD devices get into an unbootable state.

Support:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4057144/windows-10-update-kb4057144
Download
To download this update, use the Links below. Windows update is always there for you, though.
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2018/01/windows10.0-kb4057144-x86_29f31e7a92f7f1c971418d44989331374d98c02c.msu
http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/updt/2018/01/windows10.0-kb4057144-x64_7d8b395bfe62bd9961489763c15ba097ff296432.msu

Windows 10 version 1607

For Windows 10 1607, Microsoft has released KB4057142 that jumps build number to 14393.2034. Following is the changelog:
  • Addresses issue where some Microsoft-signed ActiveX controls don't work when the Windows Defender Application Control (Device Guard) is enabled. Specifically, class IDs related to XML HTTP in msxml6.dll don't work.
  • Addresses issue where using smart cards on a Windows Terminal Server system may cause excessive memory use.
  • Addresses issue where the virtual TPM self-test isn't run as part of virtual TPM initialization.
  • Improves compatibility with U.2 NVMe devices, specifically in hot-add/removal cases.
  • Addresses issue where the iSCSI Initiator Properties Devices list doesn't display certain targets.
  • Adds compatibility for NGUID and EUI64 ID formats for NVMe devices.
  • Addresses synchronization issue where backing up large Resilient File System (ReFS) volumes may lead to errors 0xc2 and 7E.
  • Addresses issue where the UWF file commit adds old data to files in certain scenarios.
  • Addresses issue where access-based enumeration may not work as expected in some scenarios after you install KB4015217 or later. For example, a user may be able to view another user's folder to which they don't have access rights.
  • Addresses issue where AD FS incorrectly displays the Home Realm Discovery (HRD) page when an identity provider (IDP) is associated with a relying party (RP) in an OAuth Group. Unless multiple IDPs are associated with the RP in the OAuth Group, the user isn't shown the HRD page. Instead, the user is navigated directly to an associated IDP for authentication.
  • Addresses issue where PKeyAuth-based device authentication sometimes fails in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge when AD FS returns a context that exceeds the request limits for URL length. Event 364 is logged in the AD FS 2.0 Admin log with the following exception details: “System.Security.Cryptography.CryptographicException: The signature is not valid. The data may have been tampered with….”
  • Addresses issue in AD FS where MSISConext cookies in request headers can eventually overflow the headers’ size limit. This causes authentication failure with the HTTP status code 400: “Bad Request - Header Too Long."
  • Addresses issue where AD FS produces an MFA Event 1200 log that doesn't contain UserID information.
  • Addresses issue where retrieving the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) from the Certification Authority (CA) using the Simple Certificate Enrollment Protocol (SCEP) fails. Users see event ID 45, which says, "NDES cannot match issuer and serial number in the device request with any Certification Authority (CA) Certificate”.
  • Enables IT administrators to scientifically troubleshoot I/O failures using a comprehensive event log for the resiliency state transition.
  • Provides transparency about replication health. It represents the state of replication by indicating when:
  • The free disk space is running low.
  • The Hyper-V Replica Log (HRL) size is growing to its maximum limit.
  • The Recovery Point Objectives (RPO) threshold has been violated.
  • Addresses issue where, if the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) renewal date comes after the certificate expiration date, the OCSP-stapled response is used until the renewal date even though the certificate has expired.
  • Addresses issue where backwards compatibility for managing Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) with group policy is lost. Windows 10 version 1607 group policy isn't compatible with Windows 10 version 1703 or higher group policy. Because of this bug, the new Windows 10 Administrative Templates (.admx) cannot be deployed to the Group Policy Central Store. This means that some of the new, additional settings for Windows 10 aren't available.
  • Addresses issue with the App-V package folder access that causes the access control list to be handled incorrectly.
  • Addresses issue that causes a delay when searching for new printers to add.
  • Addresses issue where users may not be able to change passwords on the remote logon screen if the password has expired.
  • Addresses issue where custom application defaults are sometimes not imported when using the DISM command.
  • Addresses issue originally called out in KB4056890 where calling CoInitializeSecurity with the authentication parameter set to RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_NONE resulted in the error STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL.
  • Addresses issue where some customers with AMD devices get into an unbootable state.

Support Page
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4057142/windows-10-update-kb4057142
Download
You can use the links below:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2018/01/windows10.0-kb4057142-x86_431d123099d6f8d3bd06802950ab4899640a6bb6.msu
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2018/01/windows10.0-kb4057142-x64_0a8e8c498fbfa742048e911fa9c20bb33844c4c4.msu

[1709 only]Microsoft releases KB4073290 that fixes issues caused by KB4056892 especially on AMD Based systems

This month’s updates for Windows 10, especially for AMD Based systems has been a much of a headache. As the patch was released in Emergency, there was expected to be some bugs. However, there were a large number of bugs, not what MS expected.
Users encountered several types of issues like
• Inaccessible Boot Device
• Blue Screen of Deaths
• Hanging, crashing etc.
As a result of this, Microsoft had to withdraw the patch immediately for AMD based systems. After a brief stop, they were resumed for modern processors but not for older hardware. Now, Microsoft has come up with a fix by releasing a Windows update.
Microsoft has released KB4073290/291that fixes issues caused by KB4056892 on AMD Based systems and jumps the build number to 16299.194/16299.201. The changelog mentions only the following:
An update is available to fix the following issue that occurs after you install KB4056892 (OS Build 16299.192):
AMD devices fall into an unbootable state.
Source Page:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4073290/unbootable-state-for-amd-devices-in-windows-10-version-1709
Download
The download as of now is available for both architectures, however, KB Number and Build number is different for both:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/c/msdownload/update/software/updt/2018/01/windows10.0-kb4073290-x64_5119daced3c80d539e79cf52a5fb5bc9cea61eb8.msu
32 bit(KB4073291)
http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/secu/2018/01/windows10.0-kb4073291-x86_898d588fa98a78fdb7f121f14b74f51df2a9416d.msu 
If you are having an unbootable system, you can use the following tips to recover the system:
[Fix]Windows 10 Fails to boot
You can also install this update on an Intel-based Machine too.

[Not for AMD]New build 17074 released for Fast ring Insiders(RS4 Branch)

Microsoft has already shipped Fall Creators update to the public, so the company's Insider branch has shifted gears and moved to the development of next release of Windows, speculated to be Redstone 4. Microsoft has released 10th Insider build for both Fast ring Insiders build 17074, which brings a number of changes. Please note that this update isn't being made available for AMD based systems. Here is what is new:

What's new

  • Windows Internalization i.e. Language packs can now be downloaded from the Store.
  • Microsoft Edge Improvements:
    • Hub has a new view
    • Autofill Cards on web forms
    • New reading experience for EPUB
    • General Improvements for reading EPUB
    • Extensions can be used in Inprivate.
    • Option to never save passwords for Specific domains
    • Favourite Bar Improvements
    • You can now vertically dock the developer tools
  • Shell Improvements
    • New Quite hours Schedule feature.
    • You can customise/add/remove the folders on the Start(just above power button)
    • Near Share improvements
  • Settings Improvements:
    • Disk Cleanup Settings is included in Settings>Storage
    • Sound Settings Page Improvements
    • About Settings Improvements
  • Input Improvements
    • Embedded Handwriting Panel
    • New Languages can be recognised by Handwriting panel.
  • XAML Improvements
    • Reveal in Light theme.
    • Improved Navigation view.
    • Boarder Reveal in lists.
    • Command Bar Margins.

Fixes and Improvements

  • Rolled out Sets to more Insiders – if you see it show up, please try it out and do the Quests in Feedback Hub!
  • This build includes mitigations to protect Insiders from the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities. For more information on this topic, please see this blog post from Terry Myerson. Additionally, if you are running 3rd party antivirus software on your PC you will need to ensure you are running the latest most up-to-date version of your antivirus software with the latest antivirus definitions to avoid having your PC get into a bad state.
  • Windows now fully supports Adobe-style “.otf” OpenType Variable Fonts, like the Acumin Variable Concept font and others recently released by Adobe.
  • Insiders running Windows 10 S may have noticed that after upgrading to the latest builds, their PC appears to be running “Windows 10 Pro In S Mode”. This change is by design and these PCs will continue to function as Windows 10 S PCs and will continue to be able to take Insider Preview builds as part of testing RS4. We’ll have more to share as we get closer to the next Windows 10 release.
  • For Insiders who reported that Windows needs activation after upgrading to Build 17063, this build includes the fix that caused the issue however you will need to use the Activation Troubleshooter to get your activation back into a good state once you’re on this build.
  • Added a new PowerShell cmdlet to retrieve decoded logs for Delivery Optimization (Get-DeliveryOptimizationLog).
  • We’ve updated the reveal effect in the Taskbar’s Clock and Calendar flyout such that the day with focus now has a lighter background.
  • Now that it’s had some time to receive your feedback, we’ve updated to be the default keyboard for the Tamil language.
  • Fixed an issue where Settings might crash if the window was too small.
  • Fixed an issue where Windows Update Settings unexpectedly displayed two horizontal lines.
  • Fixed an issue where in certain cases USB devices with unreliable connections might cause bugchecks (GSOD) on PCs.
  • Fixed an issue from the previous flight where touch and pen weren’t working on the non-primary display. This might also have resulted in mouse, touch, and pen input not happening in the right place after an orientation change or when using a non-native aspect ratio.
  • Fixed an issue where if you were using any EUDC fonts Microsoft Edge, Cortana, and other apps that use a webview wouldn’t launch.
  • Fixed an issue resulting in Microsoft Edge crashing when deleting favorites.
  • Fixed an issue where Microsoft Edge might crash when trying to copy text or login on certain websites.
  • Fixed an issue where Microsoft Edge might crash when opening PDFs on the previous flight.
  • Fixed an issue in Microsoft Edge resulting in images on flickr.com going blank after a follow/unfollow user action.
  • Fixed an issue resulting in a white line being visible on the right side of screen when certain videos are watched full screen in Microsoft Edge.
  • Fixed an issue where while navigating through OOBE, some of the buttons in the pages might not display correctly.
  • Fixed an issue resulting in Themes appearing in Start after they’d been downloaded from Store.
  • Updated the reveal effect in the Taskbar’s Clock and Calendar flyout such that the day with focus now has a lighter background.
  • Fixed an issue where the feedback message (like from Windows Hello) could end up overlapping Spotlight text on the lock screen.
  • Fixed an issue where Windows Update Settings unexpectedly displayed two horizontal lines.
  • Fixed an issue where when transparency effects were turned off the Virtual Desktops pane in Task View would overlap Timeline with no background.
  • Fixed an issue resulting in an explorer.exe crash when using WIN + Tab to open Task View on the previous flight.
  • Fixed an issue resulting in an explorer.exe crash when trying to use control.exe to open app defaults.
  • Fixed an issue where the Taskbar might render completely transparent on secondary monitors.
  • Fixed an issue resulting in certain apps, like Firefox, might not have audio after upgrading to the previous flight. This issue also impacted the ability to record audio in Microsoft Edge.
  • Fixed an issue where surround sound gaming headsets would revert to stereo after rebooting.
  • Fixed an issue in the audio service around app impersonation which was breaking audio recording from apps like Firefox which intentionally run with a restricted token.
  • Fixed a couple of issues resulting in crashes in the “audiosrv” and “audioendpointbuilder” audio services which would cause audio not to work, or new audio devices not to be recognized.
  • Fixed an issue resulting in Hearthstone not launching on the previous build.
  • Fixed an issue that could result in fullscreen games getting stuck minimized or exiting fullscreen status unexpectedly.
  • Fixed an issue where the emoji panel search wasn’t working in desktop (Win32) apps.
  • Fixed an issue where the input flyout wouldn’t appear the first time you pressed WIN + Space.
  • Fixed a memory leak in NisSrv.exe from the previous flight.
  • Fixed an issue where MsMpEng.exe might unexpectedly use a high number of disk I/Os per second for a long time.
  • Fixed an issue where WerFault.exe might spike to 50%+ CPU for an unexpectedly long time.
  • Fixed an issue from the previous flight where touch and pen weren’t working on the non-primary display. This might also have resulted in mouse, touch, and pen input not happening in the right place after an orientation change or when using a non-native aspect ratio.
  • Fixed an issue when using the Arabic touch keyboard where pressing Ctrl wouldn’t show the directional markers on the Shift keys.
  • Fixed an issue where the emoji panel search wasn’t working in desktop (Win32) apps.
  • Fixed an issue where the input flyout wouldn’t appear the first time you pressed WIN + Space.
  • Fixed an issue where the OneNote app wasn’t being included in Cortana’s ”Pick up where I left off” notifications.
  • Fixed an issue on certain PCs where using the fingerprint scanner wouldn’t wake the PC up from Connected Standby.
  • Fixed an issue where you might show as connected to the network, but you wouldn’t actually be connected to use the Internet.
  • Fixed an issue where in certain cases USB devices with unreliable connections might cause bugchecks (GSOD) on PCs.
  • Fixed two issues that could result in some PCs bugchecking (GSOD) when entering into Connected Standby. If you had a laptop that encountered this, the experience would have been that you’d open your laptop and unexpectedly be logging into a new session, rather than continuing the one open before closing the lid.
  • Fixed an issue where some Bluetooth devices weren’t working and Device Manager showing error 43 for those drivers.

Known Issues

  • When users try to create a Microsoft Edge InPrivate window from inside a Mixed Reality headset, a regular window will get created instead. Users won’t be able to use InPrivate inside Mixed Reality in this build. InPrivate on desktop is not affected.
  • We’re preparing for the inclusion of OpenSSH Server as a deployment mechanism in Developer Mode. However the UI code got checked in ahead of the components, and so while there is a “Use OpenSSH (Beta) for remote deployment” switch in the UI under Settings, it won’t work, and turning it on will break remote deployment to that device until the switch is turned off.
  • When you open Task View immediately after an upgrade, Timeline may not be visible. If you encounter this, wait 15-30 minutes and try launching Task View again.
  • The Windows Defender icon is missing from the systray, even if it shows as enabled in Settings.
  • Certain devices may hang on the boot screen after upgrading. If this happens to you, go into the BIOS and disable virtualization.
  • Apps that come preinstalled with Windows may fail to update in the Store with error 0x80073CF9.
  • Audio playback from Microsoft Edge is sometimes unexpectedly muted. A workaround is to minimize Edge, count to three, and then unminimize.
  • Upgrading to 17063 or later builds sometimes causes Settings / Privacy / Microphone, Camera, etc. to flip to “disabled”, which breaks camera and microphone access. A workaround is to manually turn them back on.

More Information

You can head over to Windows updates to download the build. More information is available here:
Announcing Windows 10 Insider preview build 17074

Patches for Windows 10 for January 2018

Microsoft released Patch Tuesday updates before the specified date for January 2018, due to the newest vulnerabilities discovered. Here is what is new for Each version of Windows 10.

Version 1709

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Has been superseded by a newer update. See below:
KB4073290 released for Windows 10 version 1709 Build 16299.194
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Microsoft as soon as vulnerability made public, released a Security update KB4056892 that jumps the build number to 16299.125 to 16299.192
Support Page:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4056892/windows-10-update-kb4056892
Prerequisites for the update:
  • You must have an Intel System. AMD Systems are not offered this updates since 09.01.2018.
  • Your Antivirus must be updated so that it allows Installation of the update.
Changelog:
The changelog includes the following:
  • Addresses issue where event logs stop receiving events when a maximum file size policy is applied to the channel.
  • Addresses issue where printing an Office Online document in Microsoft Edge fails.
  • Addresses issue where the touch keyboard doesn’t support the standard layout for 109 keyboards.
  • Addresses video playback issues in applications such as Microsoft Edge that affect some devices when playing back video on a monitor and a secondary, duplicated display.
  • Addresses issue where Microsoft Edge stops responding for up to 3 seconds while displaying content from a software rendering path.
  • Addresses issue where only 4 TB of memory is shown as available in Task Manager in Windows Server version 1709 when more memory is actually installed, configured, and available.
  • Addresses issue where update installation may stop at 99% and may show elevated CPU or disk utilization. This occurs if a device was reset using the Reset this PC functionality after installing KB4054022.
  • Security updates to Windows SMB Server, the Windows Subsystem for Linux, Windows Kernel, Windows Datacenter Networking, Windows Graphics, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and the Microsoft Scripting Engine.
Known issues:
The known issues with this update is quite large so I suggest reading below in detail.
  • Windows Update History reports that KB4054517 failed to install because of Error 0x80070643 or something other error code(as per my experience)
  • When calling CoInitializeSecurity, the call will fail if passing RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_NONE under certain conditions.
  • When calling CoInitializeSecurity, the call may fail when passing RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_NONE as the authentication level. The error returned on failure is STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL.
Get this update:
You would have got this update till now, if not you can try manual update:
If the update is creating problems for you then I suggest skipping this one if you can afford.

Version 1703

Microsoft also released a patch for version 1703 the same day with KB being KB4056891. The build number jumps to 15063.850.
Support Page:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4056891/windows-10-update-kb4056891
The prerequisites are the same as per 1709:
  • The Antivirus must be updated and must allow to install update.
  • You should have an Intel Processor. AMD Systems are not offered this update w.e.f 09.01.2018 
Change-Log
The changelog is just a one-liner that says Security updates for everything:
  • Security updates to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Windows Graphics, Windows Kernel, Windows Subsystem for Linux, and the Windows SMB Server.
Known issues
  • When calling CoInitializeSecurity, the call will fail if passing RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_NONE under certain conditions.
  • When calling CoInitializeSecurity, the call may fail when passing RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_NONE as the authentication level. The error returned on failure is STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL. 
  • Microsoft has reports of some customers with AMD devices getting into an unbootable state after installing this KB. To prevent this issue, Microsoft will temporarily pause Windows OS updates to devices with impacted AMD processors at this time.
Download
Your system should have got this update. If not, you can try the download links:

Version 1607


The Anniversary update to Windows 10 has got KB4056890  which jumps the build number to 14393.2007.
Support:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4056890/windows-10-update-kb4056890
The prerequisites are the same as per 1709 and 1703:
  • The Antivirus must be updated and must allow to install update.
  • You should have an Intel Processor. AMD Systems are not offered this update w.e.f 09.01.2018
The changelog is just a one-liner that says Security updates for everything:
  • Security updates to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Windows Graphics, Windows Kernel, Windows Subsystem for Linux, and the Windows SMB Server.
Known issues
Same as per previous versions.
  • When calling CoInitializeSecurity, the call will fail if passing RPC_C_IMP_LEVEL_NONE under certain conditions.
  • When calling CoInitializeSecurity, the call may fail when passing RPC_C_AUTHN_LEVEL_NONE as the authentication level. The error returned on failure is STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL.          
  • Microsoft has reports of some customers with AMD devices getting into an unbootable state after installing this KB. To prevent this issue, Microsoft will temporarily pause Windows OS updates to devices with impacted AMD processors at this time.
Download
You can use these download links:

Everything you want to know about the two of the newest vulnerablities Meltdown and Spectre

2018’s start has been a quite shaky for the computer world due to the fact of exposing two of the dangerous vulnerabilities discovered in the Computer system. If you have missed, here is a short story on what the vulnerabilities are.

In Short-What are these Vulnerabilities

Codenamed Meltdown and Spectre, these vulnerabilities allow a program to access data from another program or the reserved area of the OS, which it should not do so. Through a malicious code, one can access the data of another program, for example, a program can access the memory area of Google Chrome that has saved all your passwords. Meltdown vulnerability concerns the breach of OS level things and Spectre concerns program to program data breach through a code.
This vulnerability is hardware level so it concerns everything including your PC, Apple product, Android phone etc. 

Who discovered them?

Meltdown vulnerability is discovered by three teams-Google Project Zero, Cyberus Technology and Graz University of Technology.
Spectre, on the other hand, is discovered by Google Project Zero and other universities(See here)

Who is affected?

All the modern systems made till date are vulnerable from either of the two. This includes Intel, AMD, and ARM.

What do I need to do?

Isolating against these vulnerabilities is something not achieved by patching the OS. A microcode update is also needed, that can come through BIOS update. However, Patching OS is a necessity and must be done (Acts as Step 1 of 2 you need to do)
So you need to
  1. Update the OS with 2018-01 Security updates.
  2. Keep Antivirus updated
  3. Update the firmware of the device. Consult the maker of the device for this.

Does it affect the performance of my Computer?

In Short, yes. For older systems, Microsoft says the performance might degrade up to 30 percent before however, you might notice a performance change on new modern processors. Please read the Blog post of Terry Myresonhere:
Understanding the impact of Spectre and Meltdown mitigation on Windows Systems

I am having an AMD System but I am not getting this update

Starting with 08.01.2017, Microsoft has temporarily blocked this update for AMD based systems due to the number of problems reported. If you are having problems after this update, use System Restore to undo the update operation. You can read more about this here:
Windows operating system security update block for some AMD based devices
You can read what Microsoft says about this vulnerability:
Protect your Windows devices against Spectre and Meltdown
See also:
Keyboard

How to share event logs in case of a computer issue

Sometimes event logs become Critical in finding the root cause of the issue. Here is what you need to do to send the event logs to us if asked.
  •  Right-Click Start button and Select Run(Alternatively Press Windows key+R) to open Run.
  • Type in eventvwr.msc and Press Enter.
  • This opens EventViewerr. Expand Windows logs.
  • Now depending on the type of the issue, we might have asked you for
    • System Logs
    • Applications logs
    • Both.
  • Follow the steps below to share the event logs with us(Taking an example of System logs)
  • Right Click System Logs and select Save all events as..
  • Select Desktop or any other desired folder.
  • Repeat the steps if asked for application logs.
  • Open Onedrive.live.com and Select Upload>Files.
  • Select the files saved earlier. Let it(them) upload.
  • Right click the uploaded file(s) in the Onedrive interface and click share.
  • Click get a link in the new popup and copy that link.
  • Paste that in the reply of Microsoft community.

[December Updates] Microsoft releases cumulative updates for Windows 10 versions.

Microsoft, as usual on patch Tuesday has shipped cumulative updates to each product and Windows 10 is no special. Microsoft released a number of updates that fix a significant number of bugs to the OS. Let us discuss in detail:

Windows 10 v1709 Build 16299

Windows 10 version 1709 aka Fall Creators update release has got its third cumulative update. The details are here:
KB Number: KB4054517
Build Jump: 16299.98 to 16299.125
Bug Fixes:

  • Updates Internet Explorer’s default visibility for the button that launches Microsoft Edge.
  • Addresses issue where Windows Defender Device Guard and Application Control block some applications from running, even in Audit-Only Enforcement Mode.
  • Addresses issue to reset PLC bit on U0/U3 transitions.
  • Addresses issue with personalized Bluetooth devices that don't support bonding.
  • Addresses issue where the touch keyboard doesn’t support the standard layout for 88 languages.
  • Addresses issue where the touch keyboard for a third-party Input Method Editor (IME) has no IME ON/OFF key.
  • Addresses additional issues with updated time zone information.
  • Addresses issue where, when using System Center Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), the user can't copy or clone virtual machines (VM). The error message is "0x80070057- Invalid parameter". This issue affects the VMM UI and PowerShell scripts used for VM cloning and copying.
  • Security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, and Windows Server.

Download:
Known Issues:


  • No Known issues.

Windows 10 v1703 Build 15063

Windows 10 version 1703 aka Creators update release has got another Cumulative update. The details are here:
KB Number: KB4053580
Build Jump: 15063.786
Bug Fixes:

  • Updates Internet Explorer’s default visibility for the button that launches Microsoft Edge.
  • Addresses issue where users of SQL Server Reporting Services may not be able to use the scrollbar in a drop-down list.
  • Addresses issue that caused Windows Pro devices on the Current Branch for Business (CBB) to upgrade unexpectedly.
  • Addresses issue where applications may stop responding for customers who have internet or web proxies enabled using PAC script configurations. This is a result of a reentrancy deadlock in WinHTTP.dll. This can result in the following:
  • Microsoft Outlook can't connect to Microsoft Office365.
  • Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge can't render any content (including local computer content, local network content, or web content).
  • Cisco Jabber stops responding, which blocks messaging and telephony features.
  • Any application or service that relies on WinHTTP is affected.
  • Addresses additional issues with updated time zone information.
  • Security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, and Windows Server.

Download:
Known Issues:
  • No Known issues.

Windows 10 v1607 Build 14393

Windows 10 version 1607 aka Anniversary update has got another Cumulative update. The details are here:
KB Number:KB4053579
Build Jump:14393.1884
Bug Fixes:

  • Addresses issue where users of SQL Server Reporting Services may not be able to use the scrollbar in a drop-down list.
  • Addresses additional issues with updated time zone information.
  • Addresses issue where, after you install KB4041688, KB4052231, or KB4048953, the error "CDPUserSvc_XXXX has stopped working" appears. Additionally, this resolves the logging of Event ID 1000 in the Application event log. It notes that svchost.exe_CDPUserSvc_XXXX stopped working and the faulting module name is "cdp.dll".
  • Security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine and Microsoft Edge.

Download:
Known Issues:
  • No known issues.
See also:
[FIX] Windows update says undoing changes after/before restart
Reset Windows updates

That is all for now. Feel free to get assistance if you need...

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