• 12 May, 2021
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Windows 10 Cumulative Updates KB5003169 & KB5003173 Released

As part of the May Patch cycle, Microsoft is rolling out a new cumulative update for all supported version of Windows.

The cumulative update with security fixes is rolling out to PCs with October 2020 Update and May 2020 Update. In this month’s update, there are only security enhancements for the system, browsers, core components and other basic functions.

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Like every Windows Update, you can open the Settings app and click on the Windows Update option to install the patches. If you own multiple PCs or if you would like to patch the PCs manually, you can learn more about it here.

Below is the list of all new updates for Windows 10:

• Windows 10 version 1507 — KB5003172 (OS Build 10240.18932)
• Windows 10 version 1607 — KB5003197 (OS Build 14393.4402)
• Windows 10 version 1703 — EOS
• Windows 10 version 1709 — EOS
• Windows 10 version 1803 — KB5003174 (OS Build 17134.2208)
• Windows 10 version 1809 — KB5003171 (OS Build 17763.1935)
• Windows 10 version 1909 — KB5003169 (OS Build 18363.1556)
• Windows 10 version 2004 and 20H2 — KB5003173 (OS Builds 19041.985 and 19042.985)

What’s new in OS Builds 19041.895 and 19042.895

The cumulative update for Windows 10, version 2004 and 20H2 is KB5003173 and it comes with these fixes:

• Security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, the Windows Kernel, Windows Media, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, and the Windows Silicon Platform.
• Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.
• Updates to improve Windows OLE (compound documents) security.
• Updates security for Bluetooth drivers.

Windows 10 KB5003169 for version 1909 comes with the same set of fixes.

News and Interests feed

This update also comes with News and Interests feed.

The feature is officially called “News and Interests” and it will give news stories, sports scores, finance and weather information.

Windows 10’s newsfeed is based on the same approach used by Google for Discover on Android. Initially, the newsfeed will display stories based on your interests and you can customize the feed by opening Microsoft Edge.

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In addition to news, the “News and Interests” feed will also include various widgets to display the weather and finance information.