14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released a new cumulative update for Windows computers, this time with just a small fix (as compared to previous cumulative updates that brought so many bug fixes).
Windows cumulative update KB4010672 bumps operating system version to 14393.729, but there’s one very important note that everyone should have in mind.
This update is not aimed at Windows 10 PCs, but at systems running Microsoft Server 2016, with the company explaining that it is only available on the Microsoft Update Catalog. It replaces the previously-released update KB3213986, which updated the platform to version 14393.393.
As far as what it brings new is concerned, Microsoft says that “addresses [an] issue that causes Azure VMs to lose network connectivity on reboot,” which for computers running the Server software is definitely important.
Known issue in this cumulative update
There is no other change in this cumulative update, so it’s very clear that Microsoft shipped it specifically to correct this bug, most likely after customers reported it.
What’s also important to know is that the cumulative update comes with a known issue, and Microsoft explains that after installing it, the Cluster Service may not start automatically on the first reboot. This is a bug that we’ve seen before in other cumulative updates as well, but fortunately, there is a fix.
Redmond says that the easiest way to deal with the bug is to either start the Cluster Service with the Start-ClusterNode Powershell cmdlet or simply to reboot the node.
Fortunately, given the fact that it’s just a small cumulative update, there are only small chances to see it failing to install, as it was the case so many times before with other cumulative updates. On Server systems, however, cumulative updates impacted by bugs could cause even more damage, but hopefully, this doesn’t seem to be the case and everything works correctly.