14 DAY TRIAL // It’s Patch Tuesday, and naturally, Microsoft has released a set of new cumulative updates for Windows 10 users, regardless of the version they are running.
As per the company’s typical patching cycle, the new cumulative updates are mostly focused on improving the security of Windows 10 and fixing the vulnerabilities in the operating system and the other built-in components.
According to the official changelog, most updates resolve an elevation of privilege in win32k and a problem with creating null ports using the UI.
Additionally, more security fixes are available for various OS components, as it follows:
“Security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Media, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Authentication, Windows Virtualization, and Windows Kernel.”
The new updates
The following cumulative updates are available today for Windows 10 users:
- Windows 10 version 1507 — KB4580327 (OS Build 10240.18725)
- Windows 10 version 1607 — KB4580346 (OS Build 14393.3986)
- Windows 10 version 1703 — KB4580370 (OS Build 15063.2525)
- Windows 10 version 1709 — KB4580328 (OS Build 16299.2166)
- Windows 10 version 1803 — KB4580330 (OS Build 17134.1792)
- Windows 10 version 1809 — KB4577668 (OS Build 17763.1518)
- Windows 10 version 1903/1909 — KB4577671 (OS Builds 18362.1139 and 18363.1139)
- Windows 10 version 2004 — KB4579311 (OS Build 19041.572)
- Windows 10 version 20H2 (live for Insider Beta and Release Preview Channel) — KB4579311 (OS Build 19042.572)
Needless to say, all updates are available via the standard distribution channels, and these include Windows Update, WSUS, and the Microsoft Update Catalog.
At the time of writing this article, we aren’t aware of any installation issues hitting these new cumulative updates, but we’ll continue to monitor reports in this regard and let you know if such information surfaces.
The installation of cumulative updates also requires a system reboot, so make sure you save your work before beginning the updating task in your computer network.