Microsoft has released another cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4 on March 1, 2016. Here a few details about Update KB3140743
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Update KB3140743 may be obtained per Windows Update cataloge or via Windows Update.
This update includes improvements to enhance the functionality of Windows 10 Version 1511 and Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 4. It changes Windows 10 Version 1511 to Build 10586.122.
Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 updates are cumulative. Therefore, this package contains all previously-released fixes. If you have installed previous updates, only the new fixes that are contained in this package will be downloaded and installed to your computer.
Microsoft Changelog page contains more details about quality improvements and fixes provided by KB3140743:
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- Improved reliability in numerous areas, including OS and Windows Update installation, startup, installing and configuring Windows for the first time, authentication, resuming from hibernation, shutdown, kernel, Start menu, storage, Windows Hello, display modes, Miracast, AppLocker, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge browser, network connectivity and discovery, and File Explorer.
- Improved performance in video thumbnail generation, NetLogon, Windows Store, and standby power consumption.
- Improved support for devices including some wearables, displays, and printer scenarios.
- Reset app default when a registry setting is deleted or corrupted and streamlined notification about the corruption.
- Fixed an issue causing favorites to be lost after updates are installed.
- Fixed several issues that individually could cause certain apps to fail to launch, update, or allow in-app purchases.
- Improved quality of Cortana voices and translations of multiple languages of an Internet Explorer dialog box.
- Improved support for apps, fonts, graphics and display, airplane mode, Group Policy, PowerShell MDM, Windows Journal, Microsoft Edge, printing, touch display, roaming credentials, Push-Button Reset, Windows UX, local and streaming video, audio quality, error reporting, USMT, and VHD creation.
It seems that this update causes only minor issues. A user @Jolo reports constant sound of his Bose speaker after updating Windows 10.
Something really strange happened after the update.
After the restart, my external Bose USB speakers started to have a constant sound. Unplugged and replugged didn't fixed the problem.
Only the sound stopped after I entered the sound settings and played a sample sound…
Another user reports a missing desktop, but a hard reset of his machine fixed that issue. And it seems, that the InPrivate-Bug in Microsoft Edge is still back in Windows 10 Version 1511 auf die Build 10586.122 (see this posting). User @seeprime reports changes in Privacy settings:
Oddly enough this update changed my settings in Privacy where I had turned off four background apps. It turned them back on. Default apps are unchanged. I look forward to the day when Microsoft stops changing settings completely during an update. Other that that little annoyance, on my laptop but not my wife's, the update is fine.
It seems that there is still room for futher improvements. According to KB3139907 Microsoft has released also a Servicing Stack update, which improves stability. This update is not part of Update KB3140743.
