14 DAY TRIAL // UPDATE: The new Windows 10 cumulative updates are live and push version to 10586.318. You can download them right away from Windows Update.
UPDATE 2: Windows 10 Mobile 10586.318 is available for download as well, so phones are getting the cumulative update too. Original story below.
Put this in the Captain Obvious section, but it’s Patch Tuesday time again and in addition to security updates released to fix vulnerabilities in Microsoft’s products, the Redmond-based software giant is also expected to publish new cumulative updates for Windows 10.
As it does every month, the company is very likely to release such cumulative updates for both the 10240 version launched in July 2015 and for the 10586 build also known as November Update. The latter, according to a report by WinBeta, is expected to be version 10586.318, with a patch pushing the same version number also expected to land on mobile too.
This piece of news might not come as a big surprise for Microsoft enthusiasts who have been keeping an eye on Windows 10 updates, mostly because new cumulative updates land every Patch Tuesday, but it’s still worth knowing that a new release is just around the corner for one big reason: CU have until now created all sorts of problems on Windows 10 computers, so make sure you make a backup before installing.
Back up before anything else
The previous cumulative updates released by Microsoft for Windows 10 either failed to install or led to various problems after that, including infinite reboot loops, BSODs, and errors experienced in the OS.
Starting with the latest cumulative update, however, Microsoft is trying to get in touch with impacted customers in order to provide workarounds and develop fixes, so hopefully the same strategy will be used this time too.
And since it’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft is also expected to release several security updates for all Windows versions that are still supported (Vista, 7, 8.1, and 10), so no matter what version you are currently using, get ready for a big pack of fixes.
IT admins should also have in mind that some of today’s patches might require a computer reboot, so saving work on PCs in their network is a thing they must do before anything else. We’ll keep an eye out for reports and we’ll let you know should any botched updates are spotted.