Microsoft has released a new security update KB5023696 for the latest Windows 10 version 22H2. The same update applies to Windows 10 version 21H2 as well. Installing this update bumps to Windows 10 build 19045.2728 and the focus is on security, reliability improvements, and fixes across the board. Also addresses issues with the Appx State Repository that affected user sign-in speed in multi-user environments like FSLogix. fixed an issue with Universal Print’s Configuration Service Provider (CSP), fixed an issue that might affect lsass.exe and more. In addition to Windows Update, direct download links for Windows 10 KB5023696 offline installers are also available if you wish to install the update manually.
Download Windows 10 KB5023696
The latest update KB5023696 only applicable for All devices running Windows 10 versions 22H2, and 21H2. Well, this is an Important update, download and install automatically when your device is connected to Microsoft server. Also, you can manually install KB5023696 following the steps below.
As per usual,this update is mandatory and it will be installed automatically at some point if you don’t choose to do it yourself.
- Right-click on the start menu select settings,
- Go to Update & security then windows update,
- Now click the Check for updates button, and you will notice KB5023696 started downloading,
- Once done you need to restart your PC to apply the updates. After that, Windows 10 bumps to OS build 19045.2728 you can check the same using winver command.
Windows 10 KB5023696 Direct Download Links: 64-bit and 32-bit (x86).
If you are looking for Windows 10 version 22H2 ISO you can get it from here.
What’s new on Windows 10 Build 19045.2728
Installing windows 10 KB5023696 bumps OS Build 19045.2728 which includes quality improvements and several bug fixes. The company noted their release note, This update contains miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality.
Microsoft is busy with the development of Windows 11, today’s update actually comes with several noticeable changes only
Today’s update addresses an issue that affects a computer account and Active Directory. When you reuse an existing computer account to join an Active Directory domain, joining fails.
Microsoft has noted today’s update implements the third phase of DCOM (Distributed Component Object Model) hardening. And you can refer to this support article for more information.
Also, Microsoft bundles all improvements from February 2023 preview. Some of them include.
Bug fix for a problem with the Appx State Repository that affected user sign-in speed in multi-user environments like FSLogix.
Windows 10 Build 19045.2728 improves the Windows Spotlight feature experience by opening the informational links faster.
Windows Spotlight is a feature that keeps your Windows 10 lock screen most aesthetically. It brings the best of beautiful Bing wallpapers, themes, and background images to the lock screen. These backgrounds automatically get downloaded and appear on your screen before you log in.
- Today’s update also fixed an issue with the United Mexican States changing daylight saving time for 2023.
- This update addresses an issue that stops hyperlinks from working in Microsoft Excel.
- Fix a bug Preventing non-error messages from being logged in cbs.log
- This update addresses a resource conflict issue between two or more threads (known as a deadlock). This deadlock affects COM+ applications.
- This update improves how the Remove-Item cmdlet works for Microsoft OneDrive folders.
- Address a bug Preventing LSASS from stopping responding after running Sysprep on a domain-joined machine.
Known issues:
Microsoft Edge Legacy may have been removed on devices with Windows installations created from custom offline media or ISO images, but the browser may not have been replaced by the new Edge.
you can read the complete changelog here.
Windows 10 Build 17763.4131
The latest Windows 10 KB5023702 for version 1809 brings several security bug fixes and general quality improvement.
- This update implements phase three of Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) hardening. See KB5004442. After you install this update, you cannot turn off the changes using the registry key.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the registry size. It grows very large. This occurs because the registry entries are not removed when users sign out of an Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environment that uses FSlogix.
- This update affects the United Mexican States. This update supports the government’s daylight saving time change order for 2023.
- This update addresses an issue that might affect lsass.exe. It might stop responding when it sends a Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) query to a domain controller that has a very large LDAP filter.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS). LSASS might stop responding. This occurs after you run Sysprep on a domain-joined machine.
- This update addresses an issue that affects a computer account and Active Directory. When you reuse an existing computer account to join an Active Directory domain, joining fails. This occurs on devices that have installed Windows updates dated October 11, 2022 or later. The error message is, “Error 0xaac (2732): NERR_AccountReuseBlockedByPolicy: ‘An account with the same name exists in Active Directory. Re-using the account was blocked by security policy.’” For more information, see KB5020276.
- This update addresses an issue that affects the Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS). RRAS cannot accept any new incoming virtual private network (VPN) connections.
- This update addresses an issue that affects Cluster Name Object of Failover Clustering on Azure virtual machines (VM). The issue stops you from repairing it.
Known issues:
- Cluster Service might fail to start because a Cluster Network Driver is not found.
You can read the complete changelog on the support site here.
If you face any difficulty installing updates KB5023696 here read our Windows update troubleshooting guide.
Also, there is a new update KB5022838 available for the older version of Windows 10 you can read the changelog here.
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