Windows 10 —KB4051963 (OS Build 16299.98)

[Ketchup]

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4051963/windows-10-update-kb4051963

A good number of fixes in this one. This one in particular caught my eye:
Addressed a performance regression when users run full-screen Microsoft DirectX 9 games and applications.

Has anyone here experienced this "bug"?

 

[Puffnstuff]

I was just heading over here to post this one but you beat me to it. Here are the highlights.

November 30, 2017—KB4051963 (OS Build 16299.98)

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Improvements and fixes
This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update. Key changes include:

• Addressed a script-related issue that caused Internet Explorer to stop working in some cases.
  
  
• Addressed issue with the Input Method Editor’s (IME) text input window for Internet Explorer.
  
  
• Addressed issue with rendering a graphics element in Internet Explorer.
  
  
• Addressed issue with form submissions in Internet Explorer.
  
  
• Addressed issue where the Location-hash is lost when navigating back if you previously navigated to an invalid URL.
  
  
• Addressed issue where applications may stop responding for customers who have internet or web proxies enabled using PAC script configurations. This is a result of a reentrancy deadlock in WinHTTP.dll. This can result in the following:
  
  • Microsoft Outlook cannot connect to Microsoft Office365.
    
    
  • Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge cannot successfully render any content (including local computer content, local network content, or web content).
    
    
  • Cisco Jabber stops responding, which blocks messaging and telephony features.
    
    
  • Any application or service that relies on WinHTTP is impacted.
• Addressed a performance regression when users run full-screen Microsoft DirectX 9 games and applications.
• Addressed issue that prevents Forza Motorsport 7 and Forza Horizon 3 from running on some high-end gaming laptop configurations.
  
  
• Addressed issue where user selections for Feedback Frequency in Settings > Privacy > Feedback & diagnostics aren't saved.
  
  
• Addressed issue where RNDIS5 networking devices don't get a valid IP address or don't show network connectivity. If the issue continues after installing the update, you may need to uninstall and reinstall your Remote NDIS network adapter using Device Manager.
  
  
• Addressed issue where if a user manually changes the system's time zone and doesn't log off or restart, the new time doesn't display on the Lockscreen clock.
  
  
• Addressed issue that impacted some Epson SIDM (Dot Matrix) and TM (POS) printers, which were failing to print on x86 and x64-based systems. This issue affects KB4048955.
  

 

[deustroop]

I posted a while ago that IE had stopped working here. I had been updating periodically the bookmarks to be able to use it as a Plan B browser but when it stopped loading I turned to Edge as the B Browser. Yesterday I saw that this fix
Addressed a script-related issue that caused Internet Explorer to stop working in some cases.

Now after loading the update I find that IE opens properly. Lordy Lordy, what will they think of next ?

 

[Ketchup]

I always wonder how that happens (happens to all software developers). You fix or enhance a few things, then low and behold something that has been working for years (something that wasn't even tested in QA) gets broken. I'm not a software developer - I just work with them.

Partial answer: there is never one across-the-board answer to this question.

 

[JackMDS]

I have a Pure Intel i7 computer with nVidia Graphic.

I manually Updated it few hours ago.

To my Horror the Update came on the screen as Update KB4051963 (OS Build 16299.98) for AMD based Chipset.

I was sitting for few minutes in front of the computer waiting it to boot and get trashed.

To my surprise it Rebooted and every thing seems to be OK.

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P.S. May be I should sue for causing Mental anguish.

 

[corkyg]

Maybe it was just mislabeled. Interesting!

 

[William Gaatjes]

I just had the update as well.
I noticed i have gained an account icon/avatar in the startmenu bar above the explorer icon.
The KB4054022 is also installed just now.

 

[deustroop]

Re AMD64
If you look at Windows 10 update history you will see both the x 64 and AMD64 descriptions used. Technically the instruction sets are very similar and developers have used AMD64/x64 interchangeably to mean the application code is compatible with 64 bit processing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X86-64

"Industry naming conventions
Since AMD64 and Intel 64 are substantially similar, many software and hardware products use one vendor-neutral term to indicate their compatibility with both implementations. AMD's original designation for this processor architecture, "x86-64", is still sometimes used for this purpose,[2] as is the variant "x86_64".[3][4] Other companies, such as Microsoft[6] and Sun Microsystems/Oracle Corporation,[5] use the contraction "x64" in marketing material.

The term IA-64 refers to the Itanium processor, and should not be confused with x86-64, as it is a completely different instruction set.

Many operating systems and products, especially those that introduced x86-64 support prior to Intel's entry into the market, use the term "AMD64" or "amd64" to refer to both AMD64 and Intel 64."

 

[jsalpha2]

When I tried to install KB4051963, it stuck at 79% download. After waiting I rebooted and tried again. Still stuck at 79%. Downloading the update from Microsoft and manually installing worked.