Windows 10: New Windows 10 reliability patch preps users for future updates

Windows 10’s May 2021 Update is now widely available and some users are seeing a new reliability patch offered on their devices running version 21H1 and older. This reliability patch will prepare your devices for the upcoming cumulative updates or big feature updates.

The patch is titled KB4023057 and it was first released in 2018, and it’s now rolling out again with support for version 21H1.

Windows reality patch is designed to improve the Windows Update process and apply reliability improvements to various services responsible for updates on your device. It will also attempt to make free space on your PC to facilitate the upcoming monthly/feature updates.

Reliability updates are typically released when a big cumulative or feature update is around the corner and when support for a major Windows 10 version is coming to an end. By installing the KB4023057 reliability update on your device, Microsoft hopes to make the future update process more seamless.

It’s also worth noting that the reliability update will install or update “Microsoft Update Health Tools” on your device. Microsoft Update Health Tools to supposed to address corrupted Windows files, free up disk space by shrinking the thumbnails of various pictures and cleaning the temporary files.

In the support bulletin, Microsoft explained that the patch can even analyze your network settings.

Windows 10 May 2020 Update (version 2004) will stop being supported in December 2021, so it’s likely that Microsoft wants to use the reliability patch to push the latest feature update to PCs more aggressive than usual.

At the same time, it’s possible that the patch will prepare incompatible devices for the upcoming feature updates like the ‘Sun Valley’ update releasing later in 2021.

May 2021 Update is now available for more users


If you’re stuck on version 20H2 or version 2004, you can soon upgrade to Windows 10 version 21H1 by checking for updates in the Settings.

Microsoft recently updated its documentation to announce the wider availability of the May 2021 Update (version 21H1).

The official documentation states that version 21H1 is now available for everyone with a compatible device and Microsoft will respect any user-configured update settings, such as the servicing branch or active hours, so the feature update won’t download or install automatically.

However, Microsoft said the version 21H1 update could be installed automatically on some devices running version 2004, which was released in May of last year.

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Windows Vista Compatibility, Reliability, and Stability Patch Released

Following the DirectX 9.0C November patch, Microsoft has also released a new update for Windows Vista that improves the compatibility, reliability, and stability of the OS. Download links for Vista 32-bit and Vista 64-bit.


This update includes the following improvements:

• It extends the battery life for mobile devices.
• It improves the stability of portable computers and of desktop computers that use an uninterruptable power supply (UPS).
• It improves the reliability of Windows Vista when you open the menu of a startup application.
• It improves the stability of wireless network services.
• It shortens the startup time of Windows Vista by using a better timing structure.
• It shortens the recovery time after Windows Vista experiences a period of inactivity.
• It shortens the recovery time when you try to exit the Photos screen saver.
• It improves the stability of Windows PowerShell.

This update also resolves the following issues in Windows Vista:

• A compatibility issue that affects some third-party antivirus software applications.
• A reliability issue that occurs when a Windows Vista-based computer uses certain network driver configurations.

Source: Microsoft

 

Comodo Software users Windows 10 *Important*




"Hi All,
We stronly advise Comodo users not to update to latest MS update KB4022716, which is available for Windows 10 users till they have new fixed version of Comodo internet security products installed.

Affected Products:
- Comodo Internet Security / Comodo Antivirus / Comodo Firewall (Affected versions: v6246 and below)
- Comodo Cloud Antivirus (Affected versions: v533 and below)
- Internet Security Essentials (Affected versions: v81 and below)
- Comodo Secure Shopping (Affected versions: v97 and below)

Possible Problems:
In case you have updated to MS update KB4022716 prior to updating to latest fixed version of Comodo products, following issues may appear:

- Crashing browsers
- May not be able to login to Windows

Resolution:
If you are able to login, you can uninstall Comodo and re-install latest fixed Comodo version. Else you need to go to Windows Safe Mode and uninstall Comodo product or re-store system to state before Comodo product was installed.

In case you want to keep Comodo and pause Windows updates for some time, you may use following steps:
Step - 1: Click on Start icon on Windows
Step - 2: Next click on Settings menu item, it will open "Windows Settings" window
Step - 3: Select "Update & Security" section from there and it will show "Windows Update" section
Step - 4: Click on "Advanced Options" next, there is "Pause Updates" section allowing you to pause Windows updates for next several days

You can find same steps with images here .

Reason:
There are unexpected changes in last MS update KB4022716, which are incompatible with Comodo products."

https://forums.comodo.com/news-anno...ate-kb4022716os-build-15063447-t119928.0.html

 

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