Tips : Microsoft Cumulative Updates Dated 12 February 2019 for Windows 10

Microsoft Cumulative Updates Dated 12 February 2019 for Windows 10 : Microsoft has released a set of cumulative updates on 12 February 2019 for windows 10. Here in this article we will discuss about some of its feature regarding improvements and fixes for windows 10 in aspect to better security. This patch is a quality update and only carries generic and security improvements for various Windows programs. You may visit January 2019 updates in windows 10 on January 17, 2019 issues related to KB4480116.

 

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Microsoft Cumulative Updates KB4487018 For Windows 10

Users who were facing difficulties due to non availability of this updates now they can download this updates from Microsoft windows. KB4487018 for Windows 10 is for the build 10240.18132. This patch will provide you a bunch of improvements and common fixes. Concerned users should make sure they install the update. As of now, there are no known issues with this specific cumulative update.

KB4487018 Main Improvements and Highlights

• Security updates to Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Internet Explorer, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Server, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Graphics, Windows Input and Composition and the Microsoft JET Database Engine.
• Microsoft and the team releases an update for Chile time zone information in this patch.
• KB4487018 also addresses the problem regarding complications in authenticating hotspot for some third-party programs.
• Microsoft highlighted an issue regarding prevention of Microsoft Edge from connecting using an IP address.
• This patch deals with an issue, which, in few cases, prevented some applications from correctly displaying the Help window.
• It Optimizes layout recalculation in Internet Explorer 11 for customer applications on server platforms.
• In some cases, the Microsoft Jet database wouldn’t open with an error message. And as a result, there were problems in launching applications which used a “Microsoft Jet database” with the Microsoft Access 97 file format. Generally, it happens when any of the database column names exceeds 32 characters. The February update addresses this problem as well.
• The update also worked on another issue that caused failure in applying for GP permissions or retrieving roaming profile at user log-on by Windows 10 clients which authenticate to 802.1x WLAN access points. This problem roots in failed “Kerberos authentication” for “\\domain\sysvol, \\domain\netlogon”, and other DFS paths.

Other Key Features

• The update covers another problem resulting in the inconsistency of clock and the calendar flyout with the user settings for the Japanese Era date and time formats.
• KB4487018  clears other Japanese Era issues like incorrect display of Japanese Era name in MS Office Visual Basic, display of abbreviated “Japanese Era” names as incorrect.
• Also, top-level domain support is implemented for “HSTS Preload” for Internet Explorer 11 and Microsoft Edge.
• KB4487018 comes with the security updates for a wide range of programs including Windows Server, Windows Wireless Networking, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Kernel, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Graphics, Microsoft Graphics Component, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine.

Microsoft Cumulative Updates KB4487044 for Windows 10

Cumulative Update KB4487044 for Windows 10 Version 1809 raises the OS build to 17763.316 and includes quality improvements but no new operating system features.

KB4487044 Main Improvements and Highlights

• KB4487044 highlights an issue in Microsoft HoloLens that allows users to bypass the lock screen sign in process in some work flows.
• Security updates to Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Windows Server, the Microsoft JET Database Engine, Internet Explorer, Windows Wireless Networking, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Graphics, and Windows App Platform and Frameworks.
• It Highlights an issue that fails to set the LmCompatibilityLevel value correctly. LmCompatibilityLevel specifies the authentication mode and session security.
• Highlights an issue that may prevent applications that use a Microsoft Jet database with the Microsoft Access 97 file format from opening. This issue occurs if the database has column names greater than 32 characters. The database fails to open with the error, “Unrecognized Database Format”.
• Highlights an issue that causes the Windows Hello for Business Hybrid Key Trust deployment sign-in to fail.  It may due to Windows 2019 Server domain controllers (DC) are used for authentication. The error is, “That option is temporarily unavailable. For now, please use a different method to sign in”. If Active Directory (AD) activity tracing is enabled, a Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) exception may occur in the Windows 2019 DC. It is mainly when processing a user’s sign in. NoteThe AD Data Collector Set and Microsoft Azure Advanced Threat Protection (AATP) enable Active Directory activity tracing by default.

Microsoft Cumulative Updates KB4487017 for Windows 10

Cumulative Update KB4487017 Version 1803 contains quality improvements but no new operating system functions and raises the OS build to 17134.590.

KB4487017  Main Improvements and Highlights

• KB4487017 Adds top-level domain support to HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) Preload for Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11.
• It highlights an issue that prevents Microsoft Edge from connecting using an IP address.
• Highlights Security updates to Microsoft Scripting Engine, Internet Explorer, Windows App Platform and Frameworks. It also highlights the issue pertains to Windows Graphics, Windows Input and Composition, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Storage and File systems.  Windows Server and the Microsoft JET Database Engine also covered in this updates.
• Highlights an issue that fails to set the LmCompatibilityLevel value correctly. LmCompatibilityLevel specifies the authentication mode and session security.
• It highlights an issue regarding use of Microsoft Jet Database. It may prevent this application for opening 97 file format. This issue occurs if the database has column names greater than 32 characters. The database fails to open with the error, “Unrecognized Database Format”.

How to download Microsoft Cumulative Update for Windows 10?

You can download  from the Microsoft Update Catalog site. If your system is experiencing any delay in receiving this patch, do this –

“Open Windows Settings => Update & security => Check for updates“.

Source – Release Note

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