Microsoft releases patch KB4023057 for Windows 10 May 2021 Update preparing for the arrival of the fall update

The arrival of Windows 11 has not made Microsoft put aside all those computers that still use Windows 10, a very important number, especially considering the requirements to use Windows 11. And following the data sheet marked path, Microsoft has released a new preparatory patch for Windows 10 in version 21H2.

This is a patch that some users are seeing appear and is intended to pave the way for the arrival of Windows 10 in the 21H2 branch , a landing that will take place throughout the month of October.The patch has the number KB4023057 and now we will see what it brings.

Preparing for the fall update

This update includes reliability improvements for components of the Windows Update service in Windows 10 May 2021 Update. The KB4023057 patch is lightweight and has very little weight. A patch that aims to correct possible problems with the Windows Registry and the operating system that may arise in the update process.

According to Microsoft, KB4023057 (Update for Windows 10 Update Service components) may cause a message to appear on the Windows update settings page or elsewhere asking for free up disk space by removing files or applications you don't use regularly.

If this is the case, the support page advises that to free up space, this update can compress files in the profile directory so that Windows Update can install important updates, and after the update is installed, the files are restored to their original state.

In addition, the KB4023057 patch includes the Microsoft Update He alth Tools tool, which is used to repair the registry or disable the settings of the registry incorrectly blocking a Windows update. This update will also display a warning if the device is running low on space and provide new disk space cleanup options to make it easier to update the device when the device is low on storage space.

• This update may request that the device stay active longer to enable installation of updates.
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• The installation will respect the sleep settings configured by the user and also their active hours>"
• This update may attempt to reset network settings if problems are detected and will clean registry keys that may be preventing updates from installing correctly.
• This update may repair disabled or damaged Windows operating system components that determine the applicability of the updates to your version of Windows 10.
• This update may compress files in the user profile directory to help free up enough disk space to install important updates.
• This update may reset the Windows update base to fix problems that might prevent updates from installing correctly. Therefore, you may see that Windows update history has been cleared.

Windows 10 version 21H2 will be available to everyone already using Windows 10 May 2021 Update (21H1) and will reach users at throughout the month of October. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update or manually from the update catalog.

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