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Windows 10 update KB4497934 (build 17763.529) releases

Windows 10 version 1809 and version 1803 receive quality updates to address a slew of issues, and here's what's new.

Out of its regular schedule, and after launching the May 2019 Update, Microsoft is now rolling out update KB4497934 to address a slew of issues with the Windows 10 October 2018 Update, version 1809.

KB4497934 bumps the version number to build 17763.529, and according to the company fixes networking problems, and addresses issues with Microsoft Edge, Microsoft Office, BitLocker, file sharing, and much more. In addition, Microsoft is also releasing a similar update for Windows 10 version 1803, April 2018 Update.

Windows 10 update KB4497934 for version 1809

Microsoft has announced KB4497934 in the Windows support site, and it’s referred as “May 21, 2019—KB4497934 (OS Build OS 17763.529)”. If you’re already running the Windows 10 October 2018 Update on your device, this update will address these problems:

  • Addresses an issue that may cause Microsoft Edge to hide annotations added to a PDF file, such as inked notes, highlights, and comments.
  • Fixed a problem that prevents ActiveX controls from automatically installing through a proxy server.
  • Allows users to go back to a host browser from a Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) container.
  • Addresses an issue with looping redirects between Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11.
  • Fixed a problem that may prevent BitLocker from encrypting data drives when the “Enforce drive encryption on fixed data drives” Group Policy is configured.
  • Addresses an issue that prevents updates from downloading from a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server when a Windows Defender Application Control policy is set to manage which updates can be deployed.
  • Fixed a problem that may cause event 7600 in the Domain Name System (DNS) server event log to contain an unreadable server name.
  • Updates wininet.dll to prevent the re-creation of File Transfer Protocol (FTP) control sessions.
  • Addresses an issue that prevents you from signing in to a Microsoft Surface Hub device with an Azure Active Directory account.
  • Fixed a problem that causes a sign-in to fail with the error, “Incorrect Username or password” when using an empty or null password and Windows Defender Credential Guard is enabled.
  • Addresses an issue that may cause a temporary KRB_AP_ERR_MODIFIED Kerberos sign-in failure in applications and services configured to use a Group Managed Service Account (GMSA).
  • Fixed a problem that fails to record a local user’s last logon time even when the user has accessed the server’s network share.
  • Addresses an issue that prevents NumLock from working properly in a Remote Assistance session when the Remote Assistance window gains and loses focus.
  • Updates time zone information for Morocco.
  • Updates time zone information for the Palestinian Authority.
  • Fixed a problem with the International Components for Unicode (ICU) data, which were not updated for the time zone and the new Japanese Era.
  • Addresses an issue with the “Allow uninstallation of language features when a language is uninstalled.” Group Policy.
  • Fixed a problem that removes UserRights policies from all users in a security group when you remove a device from a mobile device management (MDM) server or Microsoft Intune deletes a UserRights policy.
  • Addresses an issue that disconnects a remote desktop session when you lock the session using a third-party credential provider.
  • Fixed a problem that causes rendering to stop working for <svg> elements.
  • Addresses an issue with Assigned Access deployments (formerly Kiosk Mode) that prevents a user from logging on to an Assigned Access profile. 
  • Fixed a problem that prevents a Generation 2 virtual machine from starting on a Windows Server 2019 Hyper-V host. 
  • Addresses an issue that causes Microsoft Office and other applications to prompt for a password after you change a user account password. 
  • Fixed a problem in which a File Share Witness does not remove Server Message Block (SMB) handles, which causes a server to eventually stop accepting SMB connections.
  • Addresses an issue in which Windows attempts to renew Azure Active Directory (AAD) token certificates when there is no internet connectivity. 
  • Fixed a problem with scrollLeft in Internet Explorer.
  • Addresses an issue with a system that has pre-start kernel Direct Memory Access (DMA) Protection enabled. When you start Windows in safe mode, a blue screen appears with the error, “DRIVER_VERIFIER_DMA_VIOLATION”.

You can download the updates to install them manually with the links below:

Windows 10 update KB4499183 for version 1803

The April 2018 Update (version 1803) is getting update KB4499183, and the Windows support site referred it as “May 21, 2019—KB4499183 (OS Build 17134.799)”. If you’re already running version 1803 on your PC, this update will address these issues:

  • Allows users to go back to a host browser from a Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) container.
  • Fixed a problem that causes Internet Explorer to stop responding to a browse request.
  • Addresses an issue in which the desktop wallpaper image set by a Group Policy will not update if that wallpaper image has the same name as the previous image.
  • Fixed a problem that prevents the removal of Bluetooth peripheral devices from some systems with specific Bluetooth radios.
  • Addresses an issue with using an apostrophe or single quote character in the log entries of the Event Log Service.
  • Fixed a problem in which Windows attempts to renew Azure Active Directory (AAD) token certificates when there is no internet connectivity.
  • Addresses an issue with looping redirects between Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11.
  • Updates wininet.dll to prevent the re-creation of File Transfer Protocol (FTP) control sessions.
  • Fixed a problem that prevents the OS from loading new icon files if it encounters an icon file that has a bad format.
  • Addresses an issue to set the date separator properly in the Japanese short date format.
  • Updates time zone information for the Palestinian Authority.
  • Fixed a problem that prevents updates from downloading from a Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) server when a Windows Defender Application Control policy is set to manage which updates can be deployed.
  • Addresses an issue that disconnects a remote desktop session when you lock the session using a third-party credential provider.
  • Fixed a problem with BranchCache when it is in distributed cache mode.
  • Addresses an issue that may cause a Stop D1 error when you increase the random-access memory (RAM) capacity of a CPU (“hot add”) on a virtual machine.
  • Fixed a problem that may cause event 7600 in the Domain Name System (DNS) server event log to contain an unreadable server name.
  • Addresses an issue that may cause an error when you attempt to access a Network File System (NFS) share.
  • Fixed a problem that may cause a server to need a restart because the system nonpaged pool consumes too much memory.
  • Addresses an issue that prevents NumLock from working properly in a Remote Assistance session when the Remote Assistance window gains and loses focus.
  • Fixed a problem with the “Allow uninstallation of language features when a language is uninstalled.” Group Policy.
  • Addresses an issue that may cause a temporary KRB_AP_ERR_MODIFIED Kerberos sign-in failure in applications and services configured to use a Group Managed Service Account (GMSA). 
  • Fixed a problem that prevents ActiveX controls from automatically installing through a proxy server.
  • Addresses an issue that causes a sign-in to fail with the error, “Incorrect Username or password” when using an empty or null password and Windows Defender Credential Guard is enabled.
  • Fixed a problem that causes Microsoft Office and other applications to prompt for a password after you change a user account password.
  • Addresses an issue in Windows Defender Application Guard (WDAG) that displays the error “0xc000026b” when a user signs out.
  • Fixed a problem that causes the Windows Event Log service to stop working when certain characters are included in an event.
  • Addresses an issue that causes rendering to stop working for <svg> elements.

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