14 DAY TRIAL // Microsoft has released a new set of cumulative updates for Windows 10 devices, this time as part of the October 2021 Patch Tuesday rollout.
Needless to say, the primary focus of all these updates is the operating system security, and this is the reason they go live on a Patch Tuesday.
As it typically happens when Microsoft ships new cumulative updates, all versions are getting patched, obviously except for those who are no longer receiving support from Microsoft.
This is the first Patch Tuesday after the release of Windows 11, so with people migrating to the new operating system, the number of devices still running Windows 10 is getting smaller and smaller.
But of course, Windows 10 still remains the number one Microsoft operating system currently in use, though given the software giant accelerates the rollout of Windows 11, and even plans to complete it by the summer of 2022, more and more people would be making the switch.
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Getting back to the latest cumulative updates, if your system is fully up-to-date, then you should be getting Windows 10 cumulative update KB5006670, and this one increases the OS build number on version 2004, 20H2, and 21H1 to 19041.1288, 19042.1288, and 19043.1288, respectively.
Here’s the full list of cumulative updates going live this week as part of the October rollout:
- Windows 10 version 1507 — KB5006675 (OS Build 10240.19086)
- Windows 10 version 1607 — KB5006669 (OS Build 14393.4704)
- Windows 10 version 1703 — EOS
- Windows 10 version 1709 — EOS
- Windows 10 version 1803 — EOS
- Windows 10 version 1809 — KB5006672 (OS Build 17763.2237)
- Windows 10 version 1903 — EOS
- Windows 10 version 1909 — (OS Build 18363.1854)
- Windows 10 version 2004, 20H2 and 21H1 — KB5006670 (OS Builds 19041.1288, 19042.1288, and 19043.1288)
You can download these updates from Windows Update if the automatic mode is enabled on your device.