14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has just released a new batch of cumulative updates for Windows 10 devices as part of the April 2019 Patch Tuesday cycle.
As it happens every month, these updates include both security and non-security features, and because vulnerabilities in the operating system are resolved, you are recommended to install them as soon as possible.
The April 2019 cumulative updates for Windows 10 are the following:
KB4493509 – Windows 10 version 1809 KB4493464 – Windows 10 version 1803 KB4493441 – Windows 10 version 1709 KB4493474 – Windows 10 version 1703 KB4493470 – Windows 10 version 1607 KB4493475 – Windows 10 RTM (original version)
Version 1709 also being retired
As said, these updates include several security patches, so Microsoft shipped fixes for its two browsers, Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer, but also for other OS components like the Windows kernel and the Windows Graphics engine.
What’s very important to know is that this is the last Patch Tuesday update cycle for Windows 10 version 1709, also referred to as the Fall Creators Update.
The Home and Pro SKUs are being retired today, so going forward, Microsoft will only release security updates to devices running Windows 10 version 1709 Enterprise and Education. This means that if you’re still on the Fall Creators Update and not running these two SKUs, you should upgrade to a newer release as soon as possible.
Additionally, the Anniversary Update, also known as Windows 10 version 1607, is reaching the end of support for Enterprise and Education as well.
At this point, it’s too early to tell if these updates install correctly or not, but we’ll continue to monitor the main feedback channels, as we do every month, and report back should any issue be reported. In the last few months, however, the update reliability has been substantially improved.