Windows 10 Updates (January 15, 2019)

[German]On January 15, 2019, Microsoft released several cumulative updates for the supported Windows 10 builds. Here are some details about each update and the known issues.

For a list of updates, visit this Microsoft Web page. I've pulled out the details below. The update installation requires an existing current Servicing Stack Updates (SSUs). Microsoft now publishes an overview of current Servicing Stack Updates (SSUs) under ADV990001.

Updates for Windows 10 Version 1803

The following updates are available for Windows 10 Version 1803.

Update KB4480976 for Windows 10 Version 1803

Cumulative update KB4480976 raises the OS build to 17134.556 and contains quality improvements but no new operating system functions. Here is the list of fixes:

• Addresses an issue in Microsoft Edge that fails to trigger the focusin event if the focus event listener of an element shifts focus to another element.
• Addresses an issue that prevents sharing and timeline features and roaming settings from working for accounts that use Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages.
• Addresses an issue that may prevent some applications from displaying the Help (F1) window correctly.
• Addresses an issue that causes power options to appear on the Windows security screen when the per user group policy to hide power options is set.
• Addresses an issue that prevents links for certain compressed file formats from resolving.
• Addresses an issue that causes BitLocker Network Unlock to fail on generation 2 virtual machines when it's used in a network that only supports IPv4.
• Addresses a privacy issue with apps that obtain the BroadFileSystemAccess capability without a user's consent.
• Addresses an issue in which WAM logging causes some applications such as Microsoft Office to stop working.
• Addresses an issue that causes catalog signed scripts, including those shipped as part of Windows, to incorrectly generate a Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) failure audit event.
• Addresses an issue in which Windows Driver Frameworks causes high CPU utilization. As a result, the user-mode driver stops working when the device resumes from Hibernate (S4).
• Addresses an issue that may cause a 30-second delay when deleting or renaming a link in a Distributed File System (DFS) Namespace. Additionally, renaming a folder may take 30 seconds when multiple users work in a group share simultaneously, and File Explorer stops responding.
• Addresses an issue that prevents you from overwriting a file in a shared folder because of an Access Denied error when a filter driver is loaded.
• Addresses an issue that may cause third-party applications to have difficulty authenticating hotspots.
• Addresses an issue that may cause a blue screen to appear when a Thunderbolt storage device is attached.

The update is distributed via Windows Update, but should also be available via WSUS or the Microsoft Update Catalog. Manual installation of the update requires the current Servicing Stack Update (SSU) KB4477137 (Microsoft Update Catalog) to be installed. This is ensured when installing via Windows Update.

Known issue with this update

Microsoft is aware of the following issues with this update: An installed .NET Framework Preview des Quality Rollup dated September 11, 2018 causes problems. It may raise an exception when instantiating SqlConnection. For more information about this issue, visit the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

After installing this update, some users will no longer be able to place a web link in the Start menu or taskbar. Microsoft has been working on a solution to this problem since December and will release a fix in upcoming updates.

Furthermore, the bug when accessing Access 97 MDB databases in the Jet Database Engine is unfixed.

Applications that use a Microsoft Jet database with the Microsoft Access 97 file format may fail to open if the database has column names greater than 32 characters. he database will fail to open with the error, "Unrecognized Database Format".

Microsoft promises a fix until the beginning of February 2019, but I am not sure whether an update will be come to the February 2019 patchday. Some workarounds are suggested in the KB article. What to think about it, I had discussed in the article Microsoft confirms Access 97 MDB bug in Jet Database Engine caused by Windows January 2019 Updates.

Updates for Windows 10 Version 1709

The following updates are available for Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709).

Update KB4480967 for Windows 10 Version 1709

Cumulative update KB4480967 for Windows 10 Version 1709 (Fall Creators Update) raises the OS build to 16299.936 and contains quality improvements as well as the following problem fixes:

• Addresses an issue in Microsoft Edge that fails to trigger the focusin event if the focus event listener of an element shifts focus to another element.
• Addresses an issue that may prevent some applications from displaying the Help (F1) window correctly.
• Addresses an issue that may cause an application to stop working when converting long Kana to Kanji using a combination of predictive and non-predictive input.
• Addresses an issue in a multi-monitor configuration that causes a window to unexpectedly move to a different monitor when reconnecting to an existing user session.
• Addresses an issue in which the desktop wallpaper image set by a group policy will not update if it has the same name as the previous image.
• Addresses an issue that causes BitLocker Network Unlock to fail on generation 2 virtual machines when it's used in a network that only supports IPv4.
• Addresses an issue that causes catalog signed scripts, including those shipped as part of Windows, to incorrectly generate a Windows Defender Application Control (WDAC) failure audit event.
• Addresses an issue that causes Scheduled Tasks created in a disabled state to not run.
• Addresses an issue that prevents you from overwriting a file in a shared folder because of an Access Denied error when a filter driver is loaded.
• Addresses an issue that may cause third-party applications to have difficulty authenticating hotspots.
• Addresses an issue that may cause a blue screen to appear when a Thunderbolt storage device is attached.
• Addresses an issue that may display the error code "0x139" for the RNDISMP6!KeepAliveTimerHandler when connecting to a Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) device.

The update is distributed via Windows Update, but can also be downloaded via Microsoft Update Catalog. Manual installation of the update requires the current Servicing Stack Update (SSU) KB4477136 to be installed. This is ensured when installing via Windows Update.

Microsoft is aware of the following issues with this update: An installed .NET Framework Preview des Quality Rollup dated September 11, 2018 causes problems. It may raise an exception when instantiating SqlConnection. For more information about this issue, visit the Microsoft Knowledge Base.

Furthermore, the bug mentioned in the previous section is unfixed when accessing Access 97 MDB databases in the Jet Database Engine.

Updates for Windows 10 Version 1703

For Windows 10 Version 1703 there is the update KB480959, which is only available for Enterprise and Education. The update raises the OS build to 15063.1596. The fixes mentioned in the KB article are included. This update is automatically downloaded and installed by Windows Update, but can be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog. The latest Servicing Stack Update (SSU) must be installed before manual installation. Details, including known issues, can be found in the KB article.

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