14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released Windows 10 cumulative update KB4497093 for users in the Release Preview ring of the Windows Insider program after previously rolling it out for the Fast ring in late April.
KB4497093 increases the OS build number to 18362.86, and the availability for Release Preview ring users is an indication that the update is reliable enough to be part of the Windows 10 May 2019 Update RTM build.
Users currently enrolled in the Release Preview ring have already been provided with the final Windows 10 May 2019 Update, or Windows 10 version 1903, build and Microsoft now uses cumulative updates to deliver the latest refinements ahead of the public launch.
Windows 10 May 2019 Update is projected to arrive for non-insiders later this month, and the rollout will take place in stages to prevent issues from hitting a significant number of devices.
What’s new in this update?
Cumulative update KB4497093 includes a fix for users who were unable to update to 20H1 preview builds, but this line of the changelog doesn’t concern users in the Release Preview ring since they’re supposed to stick with version 1903 builds.
Additionally, there are improvements for Japanese users, as well as a fix for a bug causing updating to the latest build to fail with error 0x80242016. This particular change is the one that’s more important for Windows 10 May 2019 Update, as Microsoft needs to guarantee smooth upgrades to this new release.
And last but not least, Microsoft says the update fixes “an issue where UWP VPN plugin apps might not be able to properly send packets through an established VPN tunnel on an IPv6 only network.”
Microsoft hasn’t yet confirmed that cumulative update KB4497093 is available for Slow and Release Preview ring users, as the official changelog only lists the Fast ring as the channel getting it from Windows Update.