May Patch Tuesday arrives with updates for Windows 10 2004
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Second Tuesday of each month, a date that at Microsoft means it's time to talk about updates. The company has released the Patch Tuesday corresponding to the month of May An update that comes to replace the April Patch Tuesday that has caused so many problems.
A new set of updates that add both improvements and fixes for all supported versions of Windows 10. This Tuesday patch is applicable to Windows 10 1909 (it's the latest update), Windows 10 2004 and Windows 10 20H2.
Windows 10 November 2019 Update
In the case of Windows 10 November 2019 Update (1909), Build 18363.1556 arrives with patch KB5003169. This will be the last update before the end of support. That's why it's interesting to update to leave your computer protected, especially considering that you won't receive any more patches. These are the improvements it offers
- Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.
- Updates an issue that can cause scrollbar controls to appear blank on the screen and not work.
- Updates to improve the security of Windows OLE (compound documents).
- Updates security for Bluetooth drivers.
- Fixes an issue that could cause scrollbar controls to appear blank on screen and not work. This issue affects 32-bit applications running on Windows 10 64-bit (WOW64) that create scroll bars by using a superclass of the USER32.DLL SCROLLBAR window class. This issue also affects the HScrollBar and VScrollBar classes and controls that are derived from System.Windows.Forms.ScrollBar. There may be an increase in memory usage of up to 4 GB in 64-bit applications when you create a scroll bar control.
- Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Kernel, Microsoft Scripting Engine, and Windows Silicon Platform security updates.
- The update can be downloaded manually from this link.
Windows 10 May 2020 Update
For Windows 10 2004 (Windows 10 May 2020 Update) Microsoft releases patch KB5003173 in build 19041.985. An update featuring the following highlights:
- Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.
- Updates to improve the security of Windows OLE (compound documents).
- Updates security for Bluetooth drivers.
- This update improves the quality of the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install updates from Microsoft.
- Security updates for Windows Application Platform and Frameworks, Windows Kernel, Windows Media, Microsoft Scripting Engine, and Windows Silicon Platform.
- The update can be downloaded manually from this link.
Windows 10 October 2020 Update
For the 20H2 branch or what is the same, Windows 10 October 2020 Update, Microsoft also releases build 19042.985 with the patch KB5003173 with the following enhancements:
- Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.
- Updates to improve the security of Windows OLE (compound documents).
- Updates security for Bluetooth drivers.
- This update improves the quality of the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing Stack Updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install updates from Microsoft.
- Security updates for Windows Application Platform and Frameworks, Windows Kernel, Windows Media, Microsoft Scripting Engine, and Windows Silicon Platform.
- The update can be downloaded manually from this link.
If you have any of the Windows 10 versions mentioned, you can download the update using the usual route, that is,Settings > Update and Security > Windows Update or do it manually."
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