Thursday, May 23, 2019

Microsoft Cumulative Update Released for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7

Microsoft has released a cumulative update for both Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1. There is a known issue for both operating systems for users of Mcfee:
Microsoft and McAfee have identified an issue on devices with McAfee Endpoint Security (ENS) Threat Prevention 10.x or McAfee Host Intrusion Prevention (Host IPS) 8.0 or McAfee VirusScan Enterprise (VSE) 8.8 installed. It may cause the system to have slow startup or become unresponsive at restart after installing this update.


Microsoft has released a cumulative update with non-security improvements and fixes for Windows 8.1. This update includes improvements and fixes with no new operating system features introduced.

See KB4499182 for the list of improvements and fixes as well as the various know issues and accompanying workarounds.  To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.





Microsoft has also released a cumulative update with non-security improvements and fixes for Windows 7 SP1. This update includes improvements and fixes with no new operating system features introduced.

See KB4499178 for the list of improvements and fixes as well as the various know issues and accompanying workarounds.  As indicated previously, starting with KB4493472 Monthly Rollup updates will no longer include PciClearStaleCache.exe. This installation utility addressees inconsistencies in the internal PCI cache. This can cause the symptoms documented in the KB article.

If you installed earlier updates, only the new fixes contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.  To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.



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