Microsoft updates Windows 10 versions
Microsoft on July Patch Tuesday has updated its all versions of Windows. For Windows 10, Microsoft has updated version 1703, version 1607, version 1511 and version 1507. Let us discuss in detail about these updates.
Windows 10 version 1703
For Windows 10 1703, Microsoft has released KB4025342 that fixes a lot of things and improves stability of the OS. The build number jumps to 15063.483. The following are the changes introduced with this update:
- Addressed issue introduced by KB4022716 where Internet Explorer 11 may close unexpectedly when you visit some websites.
- Addressed issue to improve MediaCreationTool.exe support for Setup Tourniquet scenarios.
- Addressed issue with CoreMessaging.dll that may cause 32-bit apps to crash on the 64-bit version of the Windows OS.
- Addressed an issue where Visual Studio or a WPF application may terminate unexpectedly (stops responding, followed by a crash) when running on a pen and/or touch enabled machine with Windows 10 Creators Update.
- Addressed issue that causes the system to crash when certain USB devices are unplugged while the system is asleep.
- Addressed issues with screen orientation that stops working after lid close and lid open transitions.
- Addressed issue that causes .jpx and .jbig2 images to stop rendering in PDF files.
- Addressed issue where users could not elevate to Administrator through the User Account Control (UAC) dialog when using a smart card.
- Addressed issue where input using the Korean handwriting feature dropped the last character of a word or moved it to the next line incorrectly.
- Addressed issue with a race condition between the App-V Catalog Manager and the Profile Roaming Service. A new registry key is available to control the waiting period for App-V Catalog Manager, which allows any third-party Profile Roaming Service to complete.
- Security updates to Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, Windows Search, Windows kernel, Windows shell, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Virtualization, Datacenter Networking, Windows Server, Windows Storage and File Systems, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows kernel-mode drivers, ASP.NET, Microsoft PowerShell, and the .NET Framework.
Known issue: If you have Comodo Internet security installed, you wouldn’t be offered this update. Microsoft is working with Comodo for a fix.
To download this update, you can either run a windows update check or download the MSUs from the following links:
More information about this update is available here.
Windows 10 v1607
For Anniversary update to windows 10, Microsoft has released KB4025339 that brings a number of changes. The build number jumps to 14393.1480. Following changes are there with this update:
- Addressed issue introduced by KB4022723 where Internet Explorer 11 may close unexpectedly when you visit some websites.
- Addressed issue with race condition that causes Lync Edge servers to randomly crash (Stop Error D1). Any active, open session within a federated domain loses connectivity for conference calls, instant messaging, etc.
- Addressed issue with memory leaks in the nonpaged pool with the “NDnd” tag, which causes the OS to crash.
- Addressed issue with race condition that occurs when two threads try to reconstruct the hash table simultaneously.
- Addressed issue where Internet Explorer 11 stops responding when a user clicks an empty column header and then immediately holds down the SHIFT key and double-clicks.
- Addressed issue where the NewWindow3 event handler is never called in a managed WebBrowser class of .NET 4.6.
- Addressed issue in Internet Explorer 11 where a text node returned from the DOMParser may be incorrect when MutationObserver for childList and subtree is active.
- Addressed issue in Internet Explorer 11 where a crash can occur in limited scenarios when using the Find feature (Ctrl+F).
- Security updates to the Windows shell, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Search, Windows kernel, Windows kernel-mode drivers, the .NET Framework, Windows Server, Windows Virtualization, Windows Storage and File Systems, Datacenter Networking, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft PowerShell, Microsoft Edge, and the Microsoft Scripting Engine.
Known issue: If an iSCSI target becomes unavailable, attempts to reconnect will cause a leak. Initiating a new connection to an available target will work as expected. Next security update is expected to fix this.
To download this update, you can either run a windows update check or download the MSUs from the following links:
More information about this update is available here.
Windows 10 v1511
For November update to windows 10, Microsoft has released KB4025344 that brings a number of changes. The build number jumps to 10586.1007. Following changes are there with this update:
- Addressed issue introduced by KB4032693 where Internet Explorer 11 may close unexpectedly when you visit some websites.
- Addressed issue that causes .jpx and .jbig2 images to stop rendering in PDF files.
- Addressed issue in Internet Explorer 11 where a text node returned from the DOMParser may be incorrect when MutationObserver for childList and subtree is active.
- Addressed issue that might prevent an enrolled device from syncing with an MDM server after a power loss or sudden shutdown.
- Security updates to Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Windows Search, Windows shell, Windows kernel-mode drivers, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows kernel, .NET Framework, Windows Virtualization, Windows Server, Windows Storage and File Systems, Datacenter Networking, Microsoft NTFS, ASP.NET, and Microsoft PowerShell.
To download this update, you can either run a windows update check or download the MSUs from the following links:
More information about this update is available here.
Windows 10 v1507
For initial release of windows 10, Microsoft has released KB4025338 that brings a number of changes. The build number jumps to 10240.17488. Following changes are there with this update:
- Addressed issue introduced byKB4032695 where Internet explorer 11 may close unexpectedly when you visit some websites.
- Addressed issue with custom default associations that are not applied properly in some upgrade or reset scenarios.
- Addressed issue in Internet Explorer 11 where a text node returned from the DOMParser may be incorrect when MutationObserver for childList and subtree is active.
- Addressed issue in Internet Explorer 11 where a crash can occur in limited scenarios when using the Find feature (Ctrl+F).
- Addressed issue where the onhashchange event fails to trigger when navigating some hashed URLs in Internet Explorer 11.
- Addressed issue where the NewWindow3 event handler is never called in a managed WebBrowser class of .NET 4.6.
- Addressed issue that can cause cursor flicker when hovering over a popup menu option in Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge.
- Addressed issue where Internet Explorer 11 crashes when a user clicks on an empty column header and then quickly does a Shift + double click.
- Addressed issue where Internet Explorer 11 crashes with certain Browser Helper Objects after the July Internet Explorer updates.
- Addressed issue where certain elements (input or select) cannot be active targets of any action in Internet Explorer 11. This occurs after removing an iframe that contained a cursor inside certain elements (input or select) and adding a new iframe.
- Security updates to Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Windows Search, Windows shell, Windows kernel-mode drivers, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows kernel, the .NET Framework, Windows Virtualization, the Windows Server, Windows Storage and File Systems, Datacenter Networking, Microsoft NTFS, ASP .NET, and Microsoft PowerShell.
To download this update, you can either run a windows update check or download the MSUs from the following links:
More information about this update is available here.