Cumulative Updates - February 27, 2020 - KB4535996 Optional

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2020-02-28T02:11:56+00:00

February 27, 2020—KB4535996 (OS Builds 18362.693 and 18363.693)

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4535996/windows-10-update-kb4535996

Highlights

Updates an issue that prevents the speech platform application from opening for several minutes in a high noise environment.

Updates an issue that reduces the image quality in the Windows Mixed Reality (WMR) home environment.

Updates an issue that might prevent ActiveX content from loading.

Improves the battery performance during Modern Standby mode.

Updates an issue that causes Microsoft Narrator to stop working when a user session is longer than 30 minutes.

Addresses an issue that adds an unwanted keyboard layout as the default after an upgrade even if you have already removed it.

Updates an issue that prevents the Windows Search box from rendering properly.

Updates an issue that prevents the printer settings user interface from displaying properly.

Updates an issue that prevents some applications from printing to network printers.

For other Improvements and fixes please refer to Support Article linked above.

February 27, 2020-KB4537572 Cumulative Update for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10 Version 1903 and Windows Server 1903 RTM and Windows 10, version 1909 and Windows Server, version 1909

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4537572/kb4537572-cumulative-update-for-net-framework

For Quality and reliability improvements please refer to Support Article linked above.

Edit: For further information on Optional Updates refer to post of Sumit - Insider MVP in this thread.

https://answers.microsoft.com/message/37e4a0e3-a459-44e4-bc83-62bc8ea6e15e?threadId=612f510a-0b26-4281-9f94-34b53ae98275

Edit 2.0: Additional update for Windows Defender.

KB4052623 Update for Windows Defender antimalware platform

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4052623/update-for-windows-defender-antimalware-platform

This package includes monthly updates and fixes to the Windows Defender antimalware platform that is used by Windows Defender Antivirus in Windows 10.

Monthly updates are installed in addition to major Windows 10 releases. Both types of updates should be installed to ensure continued protection against malware and other threats.

~bhringer

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-03-08T00:47:42+00:00

    Just a note here.

    This lovely "important security and quality fix (KB4532693) has downloaded with no problem but has now stalled at 44% of installation.

    I guess this is yet another problem I will have to deal with.

    Thank you Bill Gates and Company.

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-03-08T02:35:10+00:00

    Finally, the update is installed.  Windows 7 never took this long to install an update.  Now I will see if the sleeping/hibernating and unable to wake without a restart problem has gone or is still waiting to cause me problems.

    Of course, in addition to all of this the scanner on my HP printer doesn't work unless I use the built in scan app and you never know if the printer is going to work without several attempts or not.  Maybe, just maybe this update took care of all that.

    If anyone has any further information I would surely appreciate a reply.

    Thanks,

    Clyde

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-03-08T10:18:16+00:00

    chreid145,

    Thanks for pointing this out. I did not know KB4532693 is causing similar problems.

    A lot of posts recommend first "to restart their PCs at least 3 to 4 times" to fix the problem.

    It seems this works some times.

    KB4532693 is a Cumulative Update & KB4524244 is a Security Update.

    Both were installed on my laptop, but I only see KB4524244 is available to uninstall.

    Supposedly, "Microsoft has pulled the security update KB4524244".

    It is still on my laptop, so I think they mean it is not being offered anymore.

    Windows 10 KB4532693 & KB4524244 causing new issues

    https://www.windowslatest.com/2020/02/13/windows-10-kb4532693-and-kb4524244-issues

    According to articles posted, both KB4532693 & KB4524244 both are causing a lot of problems.

    KB4524244 pulled, More KB4532693 issues including random reboots, login issue, 0x8007025d, installation failures reported

    https://thewincentral.com/kb4524244-pulled-more-kb4532693-issues-including-random-reboots-login-issue-0x8007025d-installation-failures-reported

    Windows 10 updates KB4532693 & KB4524244 causing many issues, report users

    https://thewincentral.com/windows-10-updates-kb4532693-kb4524244-causing-many-issues-report-users

    "This update was not supposed to come to Windows 10 version 1909 but seemsMicrosoft screwed up again. Now this update KB4524244 along with KB4532693 is causing many issues as reported by users on Redditand official Microsoft forum."

    Check out these 3 links for more info.

    Doing a Google search on "KB4532693 KB4524244" returns a lot of sites. I'm sure there are more info on these 2 Updates.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-03-08T10:32:39+00:00

    I just had this update on my PC and now it will not boot. Fails the BIOS POST test with a series of beeps, completely blank screen.

    I bought it only 5 days ago, have tried re-seating the RAM and GPU.

    Hard to decipher the beeps as the screen is blank and I dont know what MB make it is. (8 regular slow beeps. Then a repeat of two slow low tone beeps, two fast high tone beeps - if that means anything to anyone!)

    I did have some important work to do, but I guess not, thanks microsoft :(

    I presume there is no way to fix this and the PC is now dead, as it wont ever boot up again now, to receive a Windows update fix ... to fix this "update fix"?

    Firstly you say you bought it 5 days ago so would have been under warranty so why take it apart.

    If it was second hand then you was sold a duffer. 

    Secondly the update does not affect your bios,the OS (Windows) does not load until after Bios boot.

    Suggest you learn a bit more about computers as this is an hardware fault nothing to do with this update.

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  5. Anonymous
    2020-03-08T11:20:40+00:00

    It makes me wonder why would anyone choose Microsoft Azure Cloud over Amazon's AWS Cloud .

    Sure, all software companies have problems with their software, but Amazon puts top priority on the Customer/End User .

    Microsoft has had this inexcusably bad practice for 20 or so years of setting "Release Dates",and ready or not, Microsoft is going to release it no matter how many of its Customers/Users it negatively affects .

    We saw it in IE (Internet Explorer) that did not follow the W3C Standards (even though they claimed they would) & it got so bad, it would not work with most websites, & its market share plummeted to virtually nothing .

    The Importance of W3C Standards

    https://www.bopdesign.com/bop-blog/2013/06/the-importance-of-w3c-standards

    It's dated " June 26, 2013 " but all of what's listed in this blog is valid today .

    Read this First .

    If you are into a TON of reading, see https://www.w3.org.

    Then there was that disaster called "Vista" . All Windows OSs afterward still use the Vista core, so they are just as unstable.

    Windows 10 is by far the best version of these, but the Windows 10 Updates are making Vista look good.

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