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• Heads up! Microsoft finally releases a new build of Win10 version 1809

  Posted on December 5, 2018 at 19:17 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  KB 4469342 (its fifth iteration, I believe) just went out the Windows Update chute. It brings Win10 version 1809 up to build 17763.168.

  The main 1809 page lists several fixes, including one for the mapped drive reconnection bug. It also lists active blocks for Win10 1809 machines running Morphisec SDK, some Intel display drivers, F5 VPN, an older Trend Micro OfficeScan version, and AMD Radeon HD2000 and HD4000 GPUs.

  You should assume that you’ll get bumped up to 1809 sooner or later, unless you actively block it. Presumably the rollout push will go with all due deliberation.

  Computerworld Woody on Windows.

  Windows Patches/Security 17763.168, KB 4469342, Win10 1809

• Third version of Win10 1809 build 17763.167 has just been posted on the Windows Update site

  Posted on November 30, 2018 at 07:12 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Per @abbodi86

  1809 CU KB4469342 got third release (but still version 17763.167)

  http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2018/11/windows10.0-kb4469342-x64_7bfd1fd5075c9bbda80cc5134f26204b1e5bc3df.cab

  http://download.windowsupdate.com/d/msdownload/update/software/updt/2018/11/windows10.0-kb4469342-x86_eb7d9373ca1b44272eab193e4e1f95e22f497a51.cab

  These are NOT for regular Windows users. They’re direct links into Microsoft’s Windows Update holding area, presumably for admins who want to test machines without going through the usual Windows Insider sign-up process.

  No idea what’s different.

  Windows Patches/Security KB 4469342, Win10 1809 17763.167

• The folks running Win10 1809 seem to know what they’re doing

  Posted on November 16, 2018 at 10:33 CST by woody • Comment in the Forums

  I know it’s a controversial observation, especially around here, but I’m starting to hope that the current regime (whomever they may be) are using the tools they have to roll out Win10 1809 in a much more sane way.

  My most recent cause for hope: The “C week” or “D week” non-security cumulative update for Win10 version 1809, KB 4469342, is going out to the Insider Release Preview ring, for testing before broad deployment.

  That’s exactly what the Release Preview ring was made for. And it’s never been used correctly. Until today.

  Details in Computerworld Woody on Windows.

  Windows Patches/Security build 17763.165, KB 4469342, Win10 1809