Windows 10 updates KB4493437, KB4493440, KB4493436 and KB4493473 arrive a week late
Better late than never, I guess. Microsoft released the usual second batch of updates that it releases each month for Windows 10 version 1607, 1703, 1709 and Windows 10 version 1803. The patch for Windows 10 version 1809 is late, as usual, and monthly previews for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows 8.1 are available as well.
Woody Leonhard spotted the updates first, and he called them lame as they include a truckload of Japanese Era fixes and just some other changes.
The updates are available on Windows Update already. I recommend you wait with the installation unless you are affected by one of the issues that they resolve. In any case, make sure you back up the system and all important data properly before you start the update process.
KB4493437 for Windows 10 version 1803
- Support page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493437/windows-10-update-kb4493437
- Download link: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4493437
Here are the changes for the KB4493437 update for Windows 10 version 1803:
- Lots of Japanese Era fixes.
- Fixed an Internet Explorer issue that caused HTTP downloads on HTTPS pages to be blocked.
- Fixed the Custom URI schemes issue in Internet Explorer.
- Built-in Administrator account may launch Microsoft Office setup after downloading the installer in Edge.
- Fixed an issue that caused the loss of Favorites or Reading List in Edge after system updates.
- Fixed an App Container issue that disabled it for Microsoft Office.
- Fixed a folder redirection issue when setting the Roaming AppData folder to a network path that prevented certain apps from launching.
- Fixed an issue that caused the removal of Microsoft Office apps to stop responding and blocked the installation of newer versions of these applications.
- Fixed the error "0x3B_c0000005_win32kfull!vSetPointer".
- Fixed a scrolling issue that caused user interfaces to stop responding for multiple seconds.
- Fixed an issue that caused the touch screen to stop responding after restarts.
- Allow devices managed by Configuration Manager to be enrolled in Microsoft Intune without user interaction.
- Fixed a BitLocker issue that prevented the encryption of removable drives with Azure Directory or Azure Active Directory.
- Addressed a memory leak in LSASS.exe.
- Fixed an issue that allowed disabled accounts to continue logging in using a smart card.
- Fixed a Windows Hello authentication issue when using Kerberos with Windows Hello for Business credentials.
- Fixed an issue that caused slow server performance or servers to stop responding because of firewall rules.
- To enable the changes, add a new registry key “DeleteUserAppContainersOnLogoff†(DWORD) on “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy†using Regedit, and set it to 1.
- Fixed an issue with Always-On VPN exclusion routes.
- Fixed boot failure issues with hyperconverged infrastructure virtual machines.
- Fixed an issue that caused roaming profiles to lose Start Menu settings after system upgrades.
- Fixed a Remote Desktop Session Host servers connection issue.
- Improved results when provisioning printers in educational environments that include multifunction printers.
- Fixed a Server Message Block share access issue.
- Fixed a Print Workflow Applications issue that prevented launching from Point and Print.
- Fixed a keyboard input issue with Universal Windows Platform applications.
Know issues:
- Issue with Preboot Execution Environment (long standing issue). Fix provided on the support page.
- Error "STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL (0xC00000A5)" when performing certain operations, e.g. rename, on a Cluster Shared Volume. Fix provided on the support page.
KB4493440 for Windows 10 version 1709
- Support page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493440/windows-10-update-kb4493440
- Download page: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4493440
Contains a subset of the fixes that went into the Windows 10 version 1803 update. Only the second known issue of 1803 is listed.
KB4493436 for Windows 10 version 1703
- Support page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493436
- Download page: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4493436
Contains a subset of the fixes that went into the Windows 10 version 1803 update. Only the second known issue of 1803 is listed.
- Fixed an issue that made PostScript printers use the wrong font.
KB4493473 for Windows 10 version 1607 and Windows Server 2016
- Support page: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4493473
- Download page: http://catalog.update.microsoft.com/v7/site/Search.aspx?q=KB4493473
Contains a subset of the fixes that went into the Windows 10 version 1803 update.
- Fixed a Gdi32full.dll issue that caused apps to stop responding.
- Fixed a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol issue that caused client applications to stop responding for at least 30 seconds.
- Fixed a Custer Aware Update issue that prevented them from restarting nodes when cluster credentials are reset.
- Fixed an issue when setting up a Storage Replica in a Scale-Out File Server with a Storage Spaces Direct cluster.
- Fixed the cause for error 0x7E when adding nodes to an Exchange Database Availability Group server.
- Fixed an issue that caused slow screen refresh rates.
- Fixed the PostScript printer selecting the wrong font issue.
- Fixed an enumeration issue that failed to enumerate devices that have 64-bit base address registers and are assigned to virtual machines.
The support page lists several known issues, all existed in previous versions already.
- The two issues of Windows 10 version 1803.
- Hosts managed by System Center Virtual Machine Manager cannot enumerate or manage logical switches. Fix provided.
- Cluster service may fail with error "245 (NERR_PasswordTooShort)†if the group policy “Minimum Password Length". Fix provided.
Windows 7 Sp1 KB4493443Â and Windows 8.1 KB4493453
The previews for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows 8.1 address Japanese Era name issues only.
Now You: Did you install any of these updates?
What mental age of reader are you targeting with the first sentence? 10?
Why not write an article on how to *avoid* upgrading from W10 to W11. Analogous to those like me who avoided upgrading from 7 to 10 for as long as possible.
If your paymaster Microsoft permits it, of course.
5. Rufus
6. Ventoy
PS. I hate reading these “SEO optimized” articles.
I used Rufus to create an installer for a 6th gen intel i5 that had MBR. It upgraded using Setup. No issues except for Win 11 always prompting me to replace my local account. Still using Win 10 Pro on all my other PCs to avoid the bullying.
bit pointless to upgrade for the sake of upgrading as you never know when you’ll get locked out because ms might suddenly not provide updates to unsupported systems.
ps…. time travelling?
written. Jan 15, 2023
Updated • Jan 13, 2023
This happens when you schedule a post in WordPress and update it before setting the publication date.
Anyone willing to downgrade to this awful OS must like inflicting themselves with harm.
I have become convinced now that anybody who has no qualms with using Windows 11/10 must fit into one of the following brackets:
1) Too young to remember a time before W10 and W11 (doesn’t know better)
2) Wants to play the latest games on their PC above anything else (or deeply needs some software which already dropped W7 support)
3) Doesn’t know too much about how computers work, worried that they’d be absolutely lost and in trouble without the “”latest security””
4) Microsoft apologist that tries to justify that the latest “features” and “changes” are actually a good thing, that improve Windows
5) Uses their computer to do a bare minimum of like 3 different things, browse web, check emails, etc, so really doesn’t fuss
Obviously that doesn’t cover everyone, there’s also the category that:
6) Actually liked W7 more than 10, and held out as long as possible before switching, begrudgingly uses 10 now
Have I missed any group off this list?
You have missed in this group just about any professional user that uses business software like CAD programs or ERP Programs which are 99% of all professional users from this list.
Linux doesn’t help anyone who is not a linux kid and apple is just a fancy facebook machine.
Microsoft has removed KB5029351 update
only from windows update though
KB5029351 is still available from the ms update catalog site
1. This update is labaled as PREVIEW if it causes issues to unintelligent people, then they shouldn’t have allowed Preview updates ot install.
2. I have installed it in a 11 years old computer, and no problems at all.
3. Making a big drama over a bluescreen for an updated labeled as preview is ridiculous.
This is probably another BS internet drama where people ran programs and scripts that modified the registry until they broke Windows, just for removing stuff that they weren’t even using just for the sake of it.
Maybe people should stop playing geeks and actually either use Windows 10 or Windows 11, but don’t try to modify things just for the sake of it.
Sometimes removing or stopping things (like defender is a perfect example) only need intelligence, not scripts or 3rd party programs that might mess with windows.
Windows 11 was a pointless release, it was just created because some of the Windows team wanted to boost sales with some sort of new and improved Windows 10. Instead, Microsoft cannot support one version well let alone two.
Windows 11 is the worst ugly shame by Microsoft ever. They should release with every new W11 version a complete free version of Starallback inside just to make this sh** OS functionally again.
motherboard maker MSI has recently released a statement regarding the “unsupported processor” blue screen error for their boards using Intel 600/700 series chipsets & to avoid the KB5029351 Win11 update:
https://www.msi.com/news/detail/MSI-On–UNSUPPORTED-PROCESSOR–Error-Message-of-Windows-11-Update-KB5029351-Preview-142215
check out the following recent articles:
Neowin – Microsoft puts little blame on its Windows update after UNSUPPORTED PROCESSOR BSOD bug:
https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-puts-little-blame-on-its-windows-update-after-unsupported-processor-bsod-bug/
BleepingComputer – Microsoft blames ‘unsupported processor’ blue screens on OEM vendors:
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-blames-unsupported-processor-blue-screens-on-oem-vendors/
While there may be changes or updates to the Windows 10 Store for Business and Education in the future, it is premature to conclude that it will be discontinued based solely on rumors.
My advice, I left win 15 years ago. Now I’m a happy linux user (linuxmint) but there is Centos, Fedora, Ubuntu depending on your needs.
motherboard maker MSI has recently released new BIOS/firmware updates for their Intel 600 & 700 series motherboards to fix the “UNSUPPORTED_PROCESSOR” problem (Sept. 6):
https://www.msi.com/news/detail/Updated-BIOS-fixes-Error-Message–UNSUPPORTED-PROCESSOR–caused-BSOD-on-MSI-s-Intel-700-and-600-Series-Motherboards-142277
I try to disable the Diagnostics Tracking Service (Connected Devices Platform User Services) but it wont let me disable it, any help will be greatly appreciated.
Tank you for your help