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Patch Tuesday is starting to roll out. I see 98 new patches in the Microsoft Catalog. (Note that four older patches also match a search on “2020-04”.)
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AKB 2000003 has been updated for Group B Win7 (ESU) and Win8.1 on Apr. 14, 2020.

There are Security-only and IE11 Cumulative Updates for those with Win7 ESU subscriptions.
There is also a new Servicing Stack KB4550738. Download 32-bit or 64-bit for those with Win7 ESU subscriptions.

NOTE: from @abbodi86 for Group B

telemetry components are not updated or included this month

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@PKCano

Hi mate, The Apr 2020 W7 Security Only Patch KB number needs correcting in the AKB. It says “4550955”, The correct one is “4550965″

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Elly

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Corrected – TYVM

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Windows 1909 Test Beta
April 14, 2020

KB4549951

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4549951/windows-10-update-kb4549951

Installed update from Windows Update and then rebooted without error.

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Many security updates for office, word, excel… 2010

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Received 11 updates for Office 2010 – all marked Important and ticked.

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There are 12 listed as Office 2010 including a Visio update on my WU.

Being 20 something in the 70's was so much better than being 70 something in the insane 20's

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Me predict some line of business impact with these VBA known issues:

Some types of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) references might be affected by this update. For more information, see FAQ for VBA solutions affected by April 2020 Office security updates.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4557055/faqs-vba-solutions-impacted-april-2020-office-security-updates

Susan Bradley Patch Lady/Prudent patcher

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Any chance the patches were released, knowing full well that they would trigger the error message?

The Acknowledgement appeared very quickly. Perhaps, as @b has said, it’s a feature not a bug…

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Mr. Austin

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The FAQ says “might” not “will” (depending on trusted locations and best practices).

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Adobe has released an update to Flash Player to version 32.0.0.363 ; like last month it only appears to have bug fixes, no security fixes:
Flash Player and AIR 32 release notes! April 14, 2020
In today’s scheduled release, we’ve updated Flash Player with important bug fixes.

Windows 10 Home 22H2, Acer Aspire TC-1660 desktop + LibreOffice, non-techie

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2004/20H1 users are also getting a new update this Tue April 14 – KB4550936 (build 19041.207)

{I’ll edit this post later once MS posts up release notes for build 19041.207 on their blog site}

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Releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19041.207 to the Slow ring [Quality/Security]

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thanks, b. MS posted the build 19041.207 release note about 12pm noon pacific local time

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KB4549951 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems

Now running Windows 10 Pro Version 1909 (OS Build 18363.778).  No hiccups.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

Computer Specs

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+1 … W10 Updates continue to be a non-issue since 2/19 desktop purchase; This one Quicker than usual w/ SSU only other update seen.

W10 Pro 22H2 / Hm-Stdnt Ofce '16 C2R / Macrium Pd vX / GP=2 + FtrU=Semi-Annual + Feature Defer = 1 + QU = 0

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bbearren wrote:

KB4549951 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 1909 for x64-based Systems

Got pushed to my Dell Latitude E5420 last evening, together with a whole bunch of Office 2010 updates.

No hiccups.  Hasn’t been pushed to my NAS yet.

Always create a fresh drive image before making system changes/Windows updates; you may need to start over!

We all have our own reasons for doing the things that we do with our systems; we don't need anyone's approval, and we don't all have to do the same things.

We were all once "Average Users".

Computer Specs

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All is good with Windows 8.1 KB4550961

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When that font exploit was announced we were assured that it wasn’t significant for Windows 10 because of sandboxing, and now we get a sandbox escape CVE-2020-0981. Nice going Microsoft. At least it got patched I guess.

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Also confirming successful installation of April updates on five machines. My most sincere thanks to the author and the development / testing team.

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For those still in Win 7, are you installing the MSRT monthly?

Is it still safe to install monthly?

 

Thanks!

Win 10 Home 22H2

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Some of us here still install MSRT, some of us don’t. Personally I have hidden it on my Windows 7 machines since it caused a problem some months ago, it doesn’t add anything to a system that is protected by appropriate antivirus/malware software. One of the machines is now upgraded to Windows 10 so I don’t have the choice!

In any event, we’re on DefCon 2 which means no part of the April updates should be installed yet.

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No MSRT for Win 10 this month?

Windows 10 Pro 64 bit 20H2

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Yep. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/890830/remove-specific-prevalent-malware-with-windows-malicious-software-remo

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[geekdom]

Can’t say I miss MSRT. They seemed to obstruct, not instruct.

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MSRT is one of the primary means by which Microsoft is able to disrupt botnets:

What is a botnet?

Cracking Down on Botnets

FBI and DOJ take on the Coreflood botnet

New action to disrupt world’s largest online criminal network

I think we’d all miss MSRT if it wasn’t delivered to most Windows users most months, and I’ve never known it to obstruct anything.

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KB4549951

Installed on one of three machines. Smooth.  No issues.

Desktop Asus TUF X299 Mark 1, CPU: Intel Core i7-7820X Skylake-X 8-Core 3.6 GHz, RAM: 32GB, GPU: Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti 4GB. Display: Four 27" 1080p screens 2 over 2 quad.

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KB4550961 installed on multiple 2012R2 instances with no issues.

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Installed KB4549951 on Win10Pro 1909, no problems.

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For some reason, neither the Windows Update Show/Hide nor the Windows Update MiniTool can find those updates. It’s as if those updates never released.

I miss Windows XP...

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Which updates? What OS are you using?

cheers, Paul

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I have Windows 10 1809 and I’m talking about the updates that released this Thursday.

I miss Windows XP...

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The only appears to be one update for 1809: KB4549949
https://www.ghacks.net/2020/04/14/microsoft-windows-security-updates-april-2020-overview/

cheers, Paul

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I’m also showing SSU KB4549947 released Apr 10.

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Win 10 Pro 1909 64 bit.  SSU KB4552152 and April CU KB4549951 downloaded from MS Update catalog, standalone installed without issues, two test systems stable for 3 days.

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woody

new optional non-security updates (including 1903/1909 Win10 versions in the form of KB4550945) have shown up on MS Update Catalog this Tue April 21. also, KB4550958 preview rollup for Win8.1 & Server 2012 R2 also available 4/21, after 10am pacific local time.

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I am still running Win 10 1909 in a test mode.  I reboot Win 7 into 10 about once a week to install software and run tests.  Windows auto-installed KB4549951 on Win10 Pro 1909, no problems yet.  I did not do much after the install and reboot except to check for other updates and run a backup.  I expected to see KB4553252, the Servicing Stack Update, but I did not. Why?

The only strange thing happened during the reboot.  Before the reboot, Windows told me not to power-off , as it was post-processing the updates.  Then it rebooted, and it got stuck in the “Restarting…” state with the five-dot circular “icon”.  After 60 minutes of waiting, I hit the reset button, and the machine booted fine, did more post-install, and then provided me with the login screen.

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bsfinkel wrote:

I expected to see KB4553252, the Servicing Stack Update, but I did not. Why?

The Servicing Stack is bundled with the CU in Windows Update in Win10, but does not show in the list of updates to install.
It will also not show in the Update History, and sometimes the CU shows installed twice.
However, it you look at the Installed Updates, you will find both the CU and the SSU listed only once.

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I was under the impression (from reading the AskWoody posts) that the SSU had to be installed by itself; it would not appear if there were other updates whose installation was pending.  I wondered why this was necessary, as, from my Windows 7 experience, the SSU update did not require a reboot; MS could have had logic to install any SSU update first when there were a number of pending updates.

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Win10 is not like Win7. You don’t have the control of Windows Update in Win10. The SSU gets installed first by WINDOWS UPDATE, even it doesn’t list it in the patches to be installed.
Forget about YOU here, MS is in control now.

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When the SSU gets installed first, would it be listed in the Windows Update log?  I did not see it (KB4553252) in the Windows Update log.

And another related question – Is there a way to invoke the get-WindowsUpdateLog cmdlet outside of Power Shell?

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• In Win10, the SSU does not show up in Windows Update pending install.
• Sometimes, the CU appears twice in WU and may appear to install twice in the Update History. I suspect this may(?) be the SSU presenting itself as the CU.
• The SSU gets listed in Installed Updates (only once) along with the CU (only once).

I have not looked in the Windows Update log.

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bsfinkel wrote:

Is there a way to invoke the get-WindowsUpdateLog cmdlet outside of Power Shell?

No, it’s a PowerShell command.
You can view the event log in other ways, Windows Event Viewer or Nirsoft FullEventLogView.

cheers, Paul

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About the SSU KB4553252 – Should I ignore it and assume that MS will deliver it when MS thinks I should install it?  Or should I go to the MS catalog, download it, and install it?  Thanks.

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I don’t believe you will find KB4553252 listed in the Catalog.

The March Servicing Stack for 1903/1909 is KB4541338. If you have installed the March updates, check your installed updates for that patch.

The April Servicing Stack for 1903/1909 is KB4552152. If you have installed the April updates, check your installed updates for that patch.

In Win10, the Servicing Stack is bundled with the CU in Windows Update.

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Windows 10 1909 Pro (home PC): My 15 day deferral expired yesterday. The April CU installed without issue and there have been no problems noted.

I have a Windows 10 1909 Enterprise PC I’m using to telework. I upgraded this machine from 1809 to 1909 on Monday and it got April’s updates as part of the upgrade process. No issues noted here. Prior to the 1809 to 1909 activities, I had done all of the .NET and Office 2016 updates for April without issue.

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Charlie wrote:

There are 12 listed as Office 2010 including a Visio update on my WU.

Installed Office 2010 April 2020 updates.

 

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Paul T wrote:

bsfinkel wrote:

Is there a way to invoke the get-WindowsUpdateLog cmdlet outside of Power Shell?

No, it’s a PowerShell command.
You can view the event log in other ways, Windows Event Viewer or Nirsoft FullEventLogView.

cheers, Paul

Paul, thanks.  I was able to use the Nirs0ft tool to get a .csv file, and I wrote an awk script to extract the data I needed.

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