14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft rolled out new Windows 10 cumulative updates earlier today as part of the Patch Tuesday cycle, and KB3194798 is of particular interest because it is aimed at systems running the Anniversary Update (version 1607).
Thanks to this cumulative update, OS version is pushed to 14393.321 and just like usual, no new features are being added. Cumulative updates are being used for delivering new fixes and improvements, so you won’t get new functionality after installing this one or any other CU.
According to the official changelog, KB3194798 improves reliability of Bluetooth and storage file systems, while also fixing several bugs that were reported by users in the stable version of Windows 10.
For example, there were reports that after installing update KB3167679 some users are getting sign-in errors if the password was entered incorrectly or a new password didn’t meet complexity requirements. After installing this new CU, everything should work correctly.
Windows 10 Mobile improvements
There are also improvements for several pre-installed apps, such as IE 11, and the Windows Shell, as well as security updates to Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, and the Windows Registry.
And of course, this new update is also shipped to Windows 10 Mobile devices, so if you’re still using a Lumia, there’s something new for you too. The changelog, which you can read in full below, claims that this update fixes an issue that was causing high CPU usage on Windows 10 Mobile devices, and which obviously led to other issues such as overheating and battery drain.
Windows 10 Mobile devices are also getting fixes for excessive battery drain when connected to Wi-Fi, but also a patch for the issue causing both the fingerprint and the iris recognition to fail to work on devices that support it.
As usual, the cumulative update is shipped via Windows Update and a system reboot is needed, so have this in mind before starting the install process.
UPDATE: It appears that KB3194798 is also failing to install, with no official fix or workaround available for the moment.