Isolated reports on version 1903/1909 cumulative update

Dec 16, 2019 12:53 GMT  ·  By

Windows 10 cumulative update KB4530684 was published by Microsoft on December 10 as part of this month’s Patch Tuesday.

With just a three-line changelog, this new cumulative update is a rather light release that is aimed at both Windows 10 version 1903 and Windows 10 version 1909, the latter now being pushed to devices in stages as per Microsoft’s feature update rollout approach.

As it typically happens with every cumulative update for Windows 10, many users decided to hold back and delay the installation as much as possible in an attempt to prevent potential issues from impacting their devices.

However, after one week of KB4530684 availability, I’m seeing only isolated reports of issues experienced when trying to install the update or on a fully up-to-date device where the December 2019 release has already been deployed. While KB4530684 appears to be safe to install on 9 in 10 devices, here are the problems that I come across lately (and which you should check before installing).

KB4530684 issues

First and foremost, installing KB4530684 fails for some users, with the following message displayed in Windows Update:

“There were problems installing some updates, but we'll try again later. 2019-12 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems (KB4530684) - Error 0x800f0982”

This happens on devices that have already been updated to Windows 10 version 1909 (November 2019 Update).

Others claim that cumulative update KB4530684 broke down Google Chrome. However, similar issues have been reported due to the latest Google Chrome update, also published last week, so the bug is likely unrelated to the new cumulative update.

Some say this cumulative update takes up to several hours to install, and in some cases, it appears to be completely stuck at a certain percentage during the process. This is something that also happened with other cumulative updates, and users are recommended to wait a bit longer and wait for the update process to complete. Manually installing the update could also help in this regard.

I’m also seeing reports that cumulative update KB4530684 causes video sites like YouTube to lag on an updated system. Uninstalling the update appears to do the trick and restore the normal performance of YouTube.

One user says they are getting a BSOD when trying to install cumulative update KB4530684, but this doesn’t seem to be a widespread problem.

And last but not least, there’s one report of issues with Outlook for the desktop no longer working correctly after installing this update. Removing the update restores Outlook, which indicates that the bug is indeed caused by KB4530684.