Windows 10: Cumulative Update KB4056892 Windows 10 v1709 Build 16299.192

How about that.
One of my computers is getting it around 10:15 am EST.





OK, I am perplexed.

I have 4 computers, 2 tablets and 2 laptops. All of them run Windows Defender and no 3rd party AV.

Only the oldest (about 8 years old) laptop got the update from WU.
The rest are still waiting.

 

For those using Bitdefender, they have acknowledged the situation and are working on getting a update out for all of their currently supported product versions as soon as possible. Link to official statement on their website below, which they will update with more info as updates are pushed out.

Information for Bitdefender users on the Microsoft January 2018 Security Update - Bitdefender

 

OK, so it's not regional. Maybe (as this is said to be a fix for the Intel Kernel bug) it's processor based?

I'm still not seeing it on a manual check for updates. Mine are Pentium or Celeron systems, while yours are i5/i7 based.

 

i still haven't got it. been hitting that button once in a while. not sure if i should use the file from catalogue to do it manually. i5 6600.

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got sick of waiting. installed off catalogue.

 

I'm not sure if it's processor based. This update was delivered even for my friend's old acer 2509 laptop. Maybe it's AV software based? I'm on Defender..

 

*Ditto

 

Same here with my test machine.

 

Just installed mine (KB4056892) one hour ago on both machines (Intel & AMD). Successfully installed even if it took a little longer than the previous two ones.

 

In the warm state of Arizona, it arrived 35 min ago, it downloaded in 3 min and started to install 30 min ago. Looked like it quit installing and then started again. Now its been sitting at 100% for the last 20 min ???????

Well it quit after 35min @ 100% installed with: There were some problems installing updates, but we'll try again later. If you keep seeing this and want to search the web or contact support for information, this may help: (0x800705b4).

I will wait.


So I re-booted and then told Windows update to retry, dots were going across the screen and then it said time for a restart. Needless to say, its now at 16299.192.

 

Not showing on Surface Pro 4.

 

Have you read the notes at the beginning of the thread?

 

Some preliminary benchmarks were run by Hardware Unboxed; here is the video. Sadly, no written review.

Tests: AS SSD, ATTO Disk Benchmark, Cinebench R15, Blender, Corona 1.3, Excel 2016, 7-zip File Manager, Veracrypt, and then a handful of games: Ashes of Singularity, Assassin's Creed: Origins, and Battlefield 1.

Caveat: Very early benchmarks, as Intel/motherboard manufacturers/applications all still have to release further updates. This is just the difference from this singular KB patch for Windows 10, benchmarked on an i7-8700K (which does have PCID optimizations).

Results: Essentially no changes except in I/O-heavy benchmarks. Notably, they recorded a 23% drop in 4K random read (44MB/s before this KB; 34MB/s after this KB), but everything else was within the margin of error or surprisingly even faster (i.e., 4K 64-thread Write was 16% faster). These were over four runs and the highest result was taken.

But, I doubt even on a Samung 950 Pro whether it would be noticeable. After seeing the Javascript proof-of-concept to read the kernel memory (hard to believe I just wrote that), I am certainly not taking chances.

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Updating on my system:

The update hasn't come up on WU. Bitdefender says they still need to take time to update for this KB; I'm running Avira, which said they will be setting the Regkey appropriately in their next "fast lane" update:

Avira Support on Twitter:

Apparently, I don't even have that folder, which might be why WU hasn't sent the update

 

I have 4 systems here in the office all updated to 16299.192. 2 laptops were updated manually, 1 Lenovo server running Win 10 Pro automatically updated last night and the identical Lenovo server had to have a manual installation. All seem fine.


WEK

 

downloaded the updates and installed. Never offered them via WU.

 

Here's a screen shot of the KB that was installed at the same time as 4056892