August 26, 2022—KB5016688 (OS Builds 19042.1949, 19043.1949, and 19044.1949) Preview
Highlights
Addresses an issue that might cause some game installations to fail because of a licensing issue.
Addresses an issue that affects the icon colors of the list in the Search app.
Addresses an issue that might cause error 0x1E when you shut down or restart a device.
Addresses a known issue that causes Microsoft Edge to stop responding when you use IE mode. This issue also prevents you from interacting with a dialog.
Addresses an issue that causes a subscription activation to fail under certain conditions.
Improvements
Note: To view the list of addressed issues, click or tap the OS name to expand the collapsible section.
Windows 10, version 21H2
Important: Use EKB KB5003791 to update to Windows 10, version 21H2.
This non-security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
This build includes all the improvements from the supported Windows 10, version 20H2 editions.
No additional issues were documented for this release.
Windows 10, version 21H1
Important: Use EKB KB5000736 to update to Windows 10, version 21H1.
This non-security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
This build includes all the improvements from the supported Windows 10, version 20H2 editions.
No additional issues were documented for this release.
Windows 10, version 20H2 editions: Windows 10 Enterprise Multi-Session, Windows 10 Enterprise and Education, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise
Important: Use EKB KB4562830 to update to the supported editions of Windows 10, version 20H2.
This non-security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
New! Gives IT admins the ability to remotely add languages and language-related features. Additionally, they can now manage language scenarios across several endpoint managers.
New! Enhances Microsoft Defender for Endpoint’s ability to identify and intercept ransomware and advanced attacks.
Addresses an issue that causes ServerAssignedConfigurations to be null in a few full configuration scenarios.
Addresses a known issue that causes Microsoft Edge to stop responding when you use IE mode. This issue also prevents you from interacting with a dialog.
Addresses an issue that affects transparency in layered windows when you are in High Definition remote applications integrated locally (RAIL) mode.
Addresses an issue that might generate error 0x1E when you shut down or restart a device.
Addresses an issue that causes a subscription activation to fail under certain conditions.
Addresses an issue that might cause some game installations to fail because of a licensing issue.
Addresses an issue that prevents virtualized App-V Microsoft Office applications from opening or causes them to stop working.
Addresses an issue that might cause the deployment of the Windows Hello for Business certificate to fail in certain circumstances after you reset a device.
Addresses an issue that degrades BitLocker performance.
Addresses an issue that causes the Resultant Set of Policy tool (Rsop.msc) to stop working when it processes 1,000 or more “File System” security settings.
Addresses an issue that continues to trust a revoked Attestation Identity Key (AIK) certificate and fails to generate a new certificate.
Addresses an issue that causes the Take a Test app to remove all policies related to lockdown enforcement when you close the app.
Addresses an issue that affects the jump list icon colors in the Search app.
Addresses an issue that affects Focus Assist functionality for applications that run in full screen.
Addresses an issue that prevents devices from receiving an offer from Windows Update for the same extension driver when that extension driver is already installed without the base driver.
Addresses a race condition that causes the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) to stop working on Active Directory domain controllers. This issue occurs when LSASS processes simultaneous Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) over Transport Layer Security (TLS) requests that fail to decrypt. The exception code is 0xc0000409 (STATUS_STACK_BUFFER_OVERRUN).
Addresses an issue that affects a lookup for a nonexistent security ID (SID) from the local domain using read-only domain controller (RODC). The lookup unexpectedly returns the STATUS_TRUSTED_DOMAIN_FAILURE error instead of STATUS_NONE_MAPPED or STATUS_SOME_MAPPED.
Addresses an issue that might cause cldflt.sys to reference invalid memory in race conditions.
Addresses an issue that affects input and output in the Storport driver and might cause your system to stop responding.
If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.
August 26, 2022—KB5016688 (OS Builds 19042.1949, 19043.1949, and 19044.1949) Preview
Microsoft has released Windows 10 KB5016688 (OS Builds 19042.1949, 19043.1949, and 19044.1949) preview for Windows 10 Enterprise Multi-Session 20H2, Windows 10 Enterprise and Education 20H2, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 20H2, Windows 10 on Surface Hub Windows 10 21H1, and all editions Windows 10 21H2.
