Microsoft is releasing update KB4048955, which is the first quality update that rolls out after the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (version 1709) officially became available for PCs on October 17.
KB4048955 bumps the version number of Windows 10 to build 16299.64, and while it doesn’t deliver new features, it brings a small set of fixes to address a black screen problem, issues with Mixed Reality Portal, problems with USB devices, and a bunch of security patches.
Alongside the latest quality update for version 1709, Windows 10 version 1703 is getting update KB4048954 to address a long list of problems with the Creators Update.
- What’s new with Windows 10 build 16299.64
- What’s new with Windows 10 build 15063.726
- What’s new with older versions of Windows 10
What’s new with Windows 10 build 16299.64
Microsoft has announced KB4048955 in the Windows Blog, and it’s referred as “November 14, 2017—KB4048955 (OS Build 16299.64)”. If you’re already running the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update on your PC, this update will only address these issues:
- Fixed problem where Microsoft Edge cannot create a WARP support process and appears to stop responding for up to 3 seconds during a wait timeout. During the timeout period, users cannot navigate or interact with the requested page.
- Addressed issue that causes a black screen to appear when you switch between windowed and full-screen modes when playing some Microsoft DirectX games.
- Fixed a compatibility issue that occurs when you play back a Game DVR PC recording using Android or iOS devices.
- Addressed issue where the functional keys stop working on Microsoft Designer Keyboards.
- Fixed problem that causes the Mixed Reality Portal to stop responding on launch.
- Addressed issue to ensure that certain USB devices and head-mounted displays (HMD) are enumerated properly after the system wakes up from Connected Standby.
- Fixed problem where Get-StorageJob returns nothing when there are storage jobs running on the machine.
- Addressed issue where the virtual smart card doesn’t assess the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) vulnerability correctly.
- Fixed problem where applications based on the Microsoft JET Database Engine (Microsoft Access 2007 and older or non-Microsoft applications) fail when creating or opening Microsoft Excel .xls files. The error message is: “Unexpected error from external database driver (1). (Microsoft JET Database Engine)”.
- Addressed issue where application tiles are missing from the Start menu. Additionally, applications that the Store app show as installed don’t appear on the application list of the Start menu. Computers that have Internet connectivity and upgrade on or after November 14, 2017 will receive this preventative solution and avoid this issue. Machines that lack network connectivity or have already encountered this issue should follow the steps in the Microsoft Answers thread “Missing apps after installing Windows 10 Fall Creators Update”. Microsoft will release and document an additional solution in a future release.
- Security updates to Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows kernel, Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player.
What’s new with Windows 10 build 15063.726
KB4048954 is referred as “November 14, 2017—KB4048954 (OS Build 15063.726 and 15063.728)”. If you’re already running the Windows 10 Creators Update on your PC, this update will only address these issues:
- Fixed problem where applications based on the Microsoft JET Database Engine (Microsoft Access 2007 and older or non-Microsoft applications) fail when creating or opening Microsoft Excel .xls files. The error message is: “Unexpected error from external database driver (1). (Microsoft JET Database Engine)”.
- Addressed issue where RemoteApp and Desktop Connection settings fail to apply.
- Fixed problem where the virtual smart card doesn’t assess the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) vulnerability correctly.
- Addressed issue in Internet Explorer where an intranet site was being treated as an internet site.
- Fixed a crash in Internet Explorer that was seen in machines that used large font-size settings.
- Addressed a memory leak in Microsoft Edge caused by the startup of an internal process.
- Fixed problem with the launch of HTML dialogs in Windows PE systems.
- Addressed issue where opening Microsoft Office files from a file server that has Windows Information Protection enabled fails with the error: “Sorry we couldn’t open document xxxx”.
- Fixed problem where the RDP Connection from a Windows 10 1703 client to Windows Server 2008 R2 fails with the error: “An internal error occurred”.
- Addressed issue where, after an OS upgrade, setting an offline schedule in the Sync Center applet of Control Panel fails. The error message that appears is: “Sync Center Error. An error occurred displaying sync schedules. Error: 0x80070005. Access Denied.”
- Fixed problem where, when using the FDVDenyWriteAccess policy, Windows will continue to prevent a drive from being made writable even after BitLocker encryption completes.
- Addressed issue where Surface Hub devices cannot connect to Azure Active Directory to log on when they are behind a proxy server.
- Fixed problem where GetWindowLong may fail when called on a window whose thread isn’t processing Windows messages.
- Addressed issue where, after installing KB4038788 and rebooting, a black screen appears with only a cursor, and you must reboot in order to log in successfully.
- Fixed problem where attempting to clean temporary files on the Windows Phone results in the error code “E_FAIL”.
- Addressed issue where the functional keys stop working on Microsoft Designer Keyboards.
- Fixed problem where modern applications built using JavaScript may fail to initialize.
- Addressed issue with scrolling that sometimes causes Microsoft Edge to stop responding.
- Fixed problem where the PDF download progress bar stops when opening a PDF file from a cloud-backed web services site.
- Security updates to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Edge, Windows kernel, Windows kernel-mode drivers, Microsoft Graphics Component, the Microsoft Windows Search Component, and Windows Media Player.
What’s new with older versions of Windows 10
Also, in this Patch Tuesday, Windows 10 version 1607 (Anniversary Update) gets KB4051033 that addresses a number of problems and bumps the build number to 14393.1913. Windows 10 version 1511 (November Update) receives update KB4048952 bumping build number to 10586.1232, and finally, the initial version of Windows 10 gets update KB4048956, which increase the build number to 10240.17673, and it also addresses a number of issues.
How to download this Windows 10 update
Windows 10 build 16299.64 (KB4048955) for PCs is available immediately. The new update will download and install automatically, but you can always force the update from Settings > Update & security > Windows Update and clicking the Check for updates button.
You can find more details about the most recent updates in the Windows 10 update history tracker guide.
You can download this update directly from Microsoft using these links:
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