Cumulative Updates for Windows 10, December 8, 2020

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Microsoft has released a set of cumulative updates for Windows 10. Updates were released for all supported versions of the OS. Here are the changes.

Cumulative Updates for Windows 10, December 8, 2020

Windows 10, version 2004, Windows 10, version 20H2 - KB4592438 (OS Builds 19041.685 and 19042.685)

  • Addresses a security vulnerability by preventing applications that run as a SYSTEM account from printing to "FILE:" ports. To address this issue in the future, make sure your applications or services run as a specific user or service account.
  • Security updates to Microsoft Edge Legacy, the Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Media, Windows Fundamentals, and Windows Virtualization.

The similar change log is for the following updates.

  • Windows 10, version 1903 and 1909, KB4592449 (OS Builds 18362.1256 and 18363.1256)
  • Windows 10, version 1809, KB4592440 (OS Build 17763.1637)

Other updates

Besides the above, Microsoft has released the following updates.

  • Windows 10, version 1803, KB4592446 (OS Build 17134.1902)
  • Windows 10, version 1703, KB4592473 (OS Build 15063.2584)
  • Windows 10, version 1607, KB4593226 (OS Build 14393.4104)
  • Windows 10, initial version, KB4592464 (OS Build 10240.18782)

These come with the following highlights.

  • Addresses an issue that prevents the PDF24 app, version 9.1.1, from opening .txt files. 
  • Addresses a security vulnerability by preventing applications that run as a SYSTEM account from printing to "FILE:" ports. To address this issue in the future, make sure your applications or services run as a specific user or service account.
  • Security updates to the Microsoft Graphics Component and Windows Media, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Virtualization.

Check out the Windows Update History web site to see prerequisites for the packages, and read about known issues (if any).

How to install the updates

To download these updates, open Settings - > Update & recovery and click on the Check for Updates button on the right.

Alternatively, you can get it from the Windows Update online catalog.

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Author: Sergey Tkachenko

Sergey Tkachenko is a software developer who started Winaero back in 2011. On this blog, Sergey is writing about everything connected to Microsoft, Windows and popular software. Follow him on Telegram, Twitter, and YouTube.

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