KB4550922 offers security updates for 13 software products
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Key notes
- The new KB4549951 includes security updates for the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Kernel, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component and Windows Media and many others listed in the article below.
- The devices on a domain might be unable to install apps published using a Group Policy Object (GPO). This issue only affects app installations that use .msi files. It doesn't affect any other installation methods, such as the ones from the Microsoft Store as they are not installed with .msi files.Â
- If you want to get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
- Like every second Tuesday in a month, Microsoft released the new security patches. Read all our about them in our Patch Tuesday Updates hub.
In the new April Patch Tuesday, Microsoft includes major security updates for a lot of software products.
The new KB4549951 includes security updates for the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Kernel, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component and Windows Media.
Other security updated software includes Windows Shell, Windows Management, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Core Networking, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Update Stack, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine.
The new KB4550922 patch also presents a problem affecting 1507, 1703, 1709 and 1803, versions of Windows 10.
The devices on a domain might be unable to install apps published using a Group Policy Object (GPO). However, Microsoft specifies that this issue only affects app installations that use .msi files.
That means that this issue doesn’t affect any other installation methods, such as the ones from the Microsoft Store as they are not installed with .msi files.Â
How to get the latest Patch Tuesday updates
The malware attacks and threats have increased in number and the scammers are trying to benefit from every single breach that they can exploit in our systems. It is, obviously, very important to understand how these security patches work. The next reasonable step is to read about the best way to apply the patches safely.
The best ways to download the latest Patch Tuesday updates, recommended by Microsoft are Windows Update and Microsoft Update, Microsoft Update Catalog and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
If you want to get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Note: It is very important to install the updates and patches, but before doing that, start by performing a back-up of your data.
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