Hi all,

Note: this is the last regular KB alert for Version 1909 (November 2019 Update). The next cumulative update announcement for this feature update will be sent next year when consumer support ends.

July 2020 regular cumulative update is now available for 1909 and 2004:

• Version 2004: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4565503/windows-10-update-kb4565503
• Version 1909: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4565483/windows-10-update-kb4565483

Changelog:

Version 2004 (KB4565503/build 19041.388):

• Improves security in the Microsoft Store.

• Updates to improve security when using input devices (such as a mouse, keyboard, or stylus).

• Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.

• Updates for storing and managing files.

• Updates an issue that might cause certain games and applications to have visual distortion when resizing in windowed mode or switching from full screen to window mode. 

• Updates to improve security when using Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge Legacy.

• Updates an issue that might prevent some applications from printing documents that contain graphics or large files.

• Updates an issue that might prevent you from connecting to OneDrive using the OneDrive app.

Details:

• Addresses an issue in certain apps that use the ImeMode property to control Input Method Editor (IME) mode in Windows 10, version 2004 (the May 2020 Update). For example, this issue prevents input mode from automatically switching to Kanji or Hiragana. For more information, see KB4564002 and the blog post, Getting the May 2020 Update Ready for Release - UPDATED.

• Addresses an issue that might prevent you from using PowerShell to change the system locale on Server Core platforms.

• Addresses an issue that might cause certain games and applications to have visual distortion when resizing in windowed mode or switching from full screen to window mode. 

• Addresses an issue that might cause lsass.exe to fail with the error message, “A critical system process, C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe, failed with status code c0000008. The machine must now be restarted."

• Addresses an issue that might prevent some applications from printing documents that contain graphics or large files after installing Windows Updates released June 9, 2020.

• Addresses an issue that might prevent you from connecting to OneDrive using the OneDrive app. This issue occurs on some older devices or on devices that have older apps, which use legacy file system filter drivers. As a result, this might prevent these devices from downloading new files or opening previously synced or downloaded files.

• Security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, the Microsoft Store, Windows Graphics, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Management, Windows Kernel, Windows Hybrid Cloud Networking, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Update Stack, Windows MSXML, Windows File Server and Clustering, Windows Remote Desktop, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge Legacy, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine.

Version 1909 (KB4565483/build 18363.959):

• Updates to improve security when using Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge Legacy.

• Updates to improve security when using Microsoft Office products.

• Updates to improve security when using input devices (such as a mouse, keyboard, or stylus).

• Improves security in the Microsoft Store.

• Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.

• Updates for storing and managing files.

• Updates an issue that might prevent some applications from printing documents that contain graphics or large files.

Details:

• Addresses an issue with loading Browser Helper Objects in Microsoft Edge IE mode.

• Addresses an issue that might cause lsass.exe to fail with the error message, “A critical system process, C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe, failed with status code c0000008. The machine must now be restarted."

• Addresses an issue that might prevent some applications from printing documents that contain graphics or large files after installing Windows Updates released June 9, 2020.

• Security updates to Internet Explorer, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Apps, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, the Microsoft Store, Microsoft Edge Legacy, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Management, Windows Kernel, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Update Stack , Windows MSXML, Windows File Server and Clustering, Windows Remote Desktop, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine. 

Cheers,

Joseph

This update took me about one hour to install.
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*Subject: *[Special] [win10] July 2020 cumulative updates: KB4565503/19041.388, KB4565483/18363.959 #KBAlert
Hi all,
Note: this is the last regular KB alert for Version 1909 (November 2019 Update). The next cumulative update announcement for this feature update will be sent next year when consumer support ends.
July 2020 regular cumulative update is now available for 1909 and 2004:
* Version 2004:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4565503/windows-10-update-kb4565503
* Version 1909:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4565483/windows-10-update-kb4565483
Changelog:
Version 2004 (KB4565503/build 19041.388):
• Improves security in the Microsoft Store.
• Updates to improve security when using input devices (such as a mouse, keyboard, or stylus).
• Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.
• Updates for storing and managing files.
• Updates an issue that might cause certain games and applications to have visual distortion when resizing in windowed mode or switching from full screen to window mode.
• Updates to improve security when using Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge Legacy.
• Updates an issue that might prevent some applications from printing documents that contain graphics or large files.
• Updates an issue that might prevent you from connecting to OneDrive using the OneDrive app.
Details:
• Addresses an issue in certain apps that use the ImeMode property to control Input Method Editor (IME) mode in Windows 10, version 2004 (the May 2020 Update). For example, this issue prevents input mode from automatically switching to Kanji or Hiragana. For more information, see KB4564002 and the blog post, Getting the May 2020 Update Ready for Release - UPDATED.
• Addresses an issue that might prevent you from using PowerShell to change the system locale on Server Core platforms.
• Addresses an issue that might cause certain games and applications to have visual distortion when resizing in windowed mode or switching from full screen to window mode.
• Addresses an issue that might cause lsass.exe to fail with the error message, “A critical system process, C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe, failed with status code c0000008. The machine must now be restarted."
• Addresses an issue that might prevent some applications from printing documents that contain graphics or large files after installing Windows Updates released June 9, 2020.
• Addresses an issue that might prevent you from connecting to OneDrive using the OneDrive app. This issue occurs on some older devices or on devices that have older apps, which use legacy file system filter drivers. As a result, this might prevent these devices from downloading new files or opening previously synced or downloaded files.
• Security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, the Microsoft Store, Windows Graphics, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Management, Windows Kernel, Windows Hybrid Cloud Networking, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Update Stack, Windows MSXML, Windows File Server and Clustering, Windows Remote Desktop, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge Legacy, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine.
Version 1909 (KB4565483/build 18363.959):
• Updates to improve security when using Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge Legacy.
• Updates to improve security when using Microsoft Office products.
• Updates to improve security when using input devices (such as a mouse, keyboard, or stylus).
• Improves security in the Microsoft Store.
• Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.
• Updates for storing and managing files.
• Updates an issue that might prevent some applications from printing documents that contain graphics or large files.
Details:
• Addresses an issue with loading Browser Helper Objects in Microsoft Edge IE mode.
• Addresses an issue that might cause lsass.exe to fail with the error message, “A critical system process, C:\WINDOWS\system32\lsass.exe, failed with status code c0000008. The machine must now be restarted."
• Addresses an issue that might prevent some applications from printing documents that contain graphics or large files after installing Windows Updates released June 9, 2020.
• Security updates to Internet Explorer, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Apps, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Input and Composition, Windows Media, Windows Shell, the Microsoft Store, Microsoft Edge Legacy, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Management, Windows Kernel, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Update Stack , Windows MSXML, Windows File Server and Clustering, Windows Remote Desktop, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine.
Cheers,
Joseph

Not that I can enforce this, or even would propose it should be enforced, but because there is very often a significant difference in how long any given cumulative or feature update takes to apply based on whether one has a solid-state drive (SSD) versus a conventional hard disk drive (HDD) it makes sense to mention which your computer has.

My machines, all of which are still of HDD vintage and that I have not upgraded, always take much longer to apply cumulative and feature updates than those with SSDs do.   And it has been as big a difference as 5 minutes or less on an SSD machine and over an hour on a HDD machine on more than one occasion.

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Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

         ~ Samuel Butler, 1835-1902

On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 05:48 PM, Joseph Lee wrote:

It doesn’t matter which storage medium is in use as long as cumulative updates install successfully and pose no noticeable issues for users.

Josepn, it certainly does matter when people are throwing out "how long it took" information.

It is, and always has been, impossible to present time taken for installation as some sort of absolute without knowing the storage medium.  I, for one, am constantly frustrated at the confusion that ensues when one person says, "It took 5 minutes for me," and another says, "It took an hour for me," and then the stream of questions follows.

Just like it's important to have Version and Build number when it comes to giving accurate advice with regard to Windows 10, it is equally critical to differentiate between whether a system has an SSD as its OS drive versus HDD as its OS drive when reporting amount of time taken to upgrade.

I believe my original message was abundantly clear about its purpose, and entirely valid in context.
 
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Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

         ~ Samuel Butler, 1835-1902

On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 06:17 PM, Joseph Lee wrote:

As for mandating that people tell us storage devices in use,

Joseph, this is what irritates me to no end.  I said, and I quote, "Not that I can enforce this, or even would propose it should be enforced. . .," followed with, "because there is very often a significant difference in how long any given cumulative or feature update takes to apply based on whether one has a solid-state drive (SSD) versus a conventional hard disk drive (HDD) it makes sense to mention which your computer has."

I never proposed mandating anything, just the opposite.

But I stand by the fact that it always, always, always matters - in regard to giving time figures for how long a given major update takes to apply/install - whether an SSD or HDD is involved.  This has nothing to so with "storage or installation issues," its a simple and direct fact of the differences between how those two technologies work.  The mad rush toward SSDs is in large part due to how lightning fast they are compared to conventional spinners.

If someone says "it took about 5 minutes" that's useless information absent knowing what drive type the OS drive is.  And useless or confusing information has no value to a broad audience.
 
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Brian - Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363

Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.

         ~ Samuel Butler, 1835-1902

Hi,
Perhaps as a compromise, I think it would be best to write a footnote when announcing feature updates that installation may take minutes to hours depending on storage medium. As for mandating that people tell us storage devices in use, I think that’s an overkill unless the post specifically states that it has to do with storage or installation issues.
Cheers,
Joseph
*From:* win10@win10.groups.io <win10@win10.groups.io> *On Behalf Of *Brian Vogel
*Sent:* Wednesday, July 15, 2020 3:10 PM
*To:* win10@win10.groups.io
*Subject:* [Special] Re: [win10] July 2020 cumulative updates: KB4565503/19041.388, KB4565483/18363.959 #KBAlert
On Wed, Jul 15, 2020 at 05:48 PM, Joseph Lee wrote:
It doesn’t matter which storage medium is in use as long as
cumulative updates install successfully and pose no noticeable
issues for users.
Josepn, it certainly does matter when people are throwing out "how long it took" information.
It is, and always has been, impossible to present time taken for installation as some sort of absolute without knowing the storage medium.  I, for one, am constantly frustrated at the confusion that ensues when one person says, "It took 5 minutes for me," and another says, "It took an hour for me," and then the stream of questions follows.
Just like it's important to have Version and Build number when it comes to giving accurate advice with regard to Windows 10, it is equally critical to differentiate between whether a system has an SSD as its OS drive versus HDD as its OS drive when reporting amount of time taken to upgrade.
I believe my original message was abundantly clear about its purpose, and entirely valid in context.
--
Brian *-*Windows 10 Pro, 64-Bit, Version 1909, Build 18363
Life is the art of drawing sufficient conclusions from insufficient premises.
         ~ Samuel Butler, 1835-1902