Round of updates at Microsoft: Windows 10 in different versions

Yes, a while ago we saw how Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, now it's time to talk about updates. And it is that Microsoft has launched different compilations ready to update its most current versions of Windows 10.

Specifically it is Windows 10 April 2018 Update (via Build 17134.706 and patch KB4493464), Windows 10 October 2018 Update (via Build 17763.437) and Windows 10 May 2019 UpdateTwo already existing versions and the one that is to come, receive two Builds whose improvements we are now going to review.

Windows 10 April 2018 Update

• Provides protections against Specter Variant 2 (CVE-2017-5715) and Meltdown (CVE-2017-5754) for VIA-based PCs. These protections are enabled by default for the Windows client, but disabled by default for the Windows server. For guidance on the Windows Client (IT Pro), follow the instructions in KB4073119. For Windows Server guidance, follow the instructions in KB4072698. Use these guidance documents to enable or disable these mitigations for VIA-based PCs.
• Handles a stop error that occurs when trying to start the Secure Shell (SSH) client program from Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) with agent forwarding enabled using a line switch commands (ssh ?A) or a configuration.
• Avoids possible bug with applications using MSXML6 that may stop responding if an exception occurs during node operations.
• Fixed an issue that causes the Group Policy Editor to stop responding when editing a Group Policy Object (GPO) that contains Group Policy Preferences (GPP) for the settings of Internet Explorer Internet 10.
• Fixed a bug that was generated when enabling characters defined by the end user (EUDC) by font. The system will stop working and a blue screen will appear at startup. This is not a common scenario in non-Asian regions.
• Security updates are added for Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Server, Windows Graphics, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Kernel, Windows Virtualization, Windows MSXML, and Microsoft JET Database Engine.

There are, in addition, a series of present problems that must be taken into account.

• After installing this update, custom URI schemes for Application Protocol handlers might not start the corresponding application for local intranet and trusted sites in Internet Explorer.
• After installing this update, there may be problems using Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) to boot a device from a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server that is configured to use the PXE Extension. variable window. This can cause the connection to the WDS server to terminate prematurely while the image is being downloaded. This issue does not affect clients or devices that do not use Variable Window Extension.

Windows 10 October 2018 Update

• A problem that occurred when enabling end-user-defined characters (EUDC) by font has been corrected. The system will stop working and a blue screen will appear at startup.
• Avoids possible bug with applications using MSXML6 that may stop responding if an exception occurs during node operations.
• Fixed an issue that causes the Group Policy Editor to stop responding when editing a Group Policy Object (GPO) that contains Group Policy Preferences (GPP) for the settings of Internet Explorer Internet 10.
• Fixes a bug that can cause authentication issues for Internet Explorer 11 and other applications that use WININET.DLL.
• Added security updates for Windows Datacenter Networking, Windows Server, the Microsoft JET Database Engine, Windows Kernel, Windows Input and Composition, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Virtualization, Windows MSXML, Windows SQL components, and Microsoft Edge.

These are the errors that are still present in this Build, the same ones we have seen in Windows 10 April 2019 Update:

• After installing this update, custom URI schemes for Application Protocol handlers might not start the corresponding application for local intranet and trusted sites in Internet Explorer.
• After installing this update, there may be problems using Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) to boot a device from a Windows Deployment Services (WDS) server that is configured to use the PXE Extension. variable window.This can cause the connection to the WDS server to terminate prematurely while the image is being downloaded. Clients or devices that do not use Variable Window Extension are not affected by this issue.

Windows 10 May 2019 Update

And preparing the imminent update of Windows 10 that yesterday arrived in the Release Preview Ring comes Build 18362.53. It is intended for users who are currently on Build 18362.30.

Unlike the above, in this case Microsoft has not provided a _changelog_ with the improvements provided by this update. They only advertise that it contains security updates that come as part of the monthly Patch Tuesday release cycle and mention an existing bug.

After installing this update, users may experience the error “0x800705b4” when starting Windows Defender Application Guard or Windows Sandbox. As a workaround, you can enable the following registry keys on the Host OS and reboot:

• ?DisableClone?=dword: 00000001
• ?DisableSnapshot?=dword: 00000001

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