Windows 10 & 11 October Patch Tuesday [DOWNLOAD LINKS]

The time has come again for us to open our virtual arms and extend a warm welcome to the latest batch of security updates from Microsoft.

As you are already aware, the 10th round of the monthly Patch Tuesday updates of 2022 has already been documented.

Know that these updates actually bring an entire array of changes for both Windows 10 and Windows 11, regardless of whether it is a newer or an older version.

The October 2022 Patch Tuesday updates are expected to fix some of the issues that were still pending, and in the article below we will be looking to see exactly what we get.

We’ve included detailed changelogs for each cumulative update, and we will also be providing you with direct download links from Microsoft’s Windows Update Catalog, so you know that they are secure.

Just remember that, alternatively, you can always use other methods to get the latest updates, including:

• The Windows Update menu on your OS
• The WSUS (Windows Server Update Service)
• Group Policies set up by your admins if you’re part of a larger network.

Without any further ado, let’s have a closer look at the October 2022 Patch Tuesday updates rollout from Microsoft.

What does the October Patch Tuesday update batch bring?

Windows 11

As most of you know by now, Microsoft released its latest operating system, Windows 11, on the 5th of October, 2021.

Five months after the general rollout, the new OS seems to become increasingly stable and far less buggy than we’ve gotten used to.

You might also like to know that the 22H2 version of Windows 11, the operating system’s first major update, has already been declared feature complete.

It will, most likely, come in the first half of the year, so we might just get it until the summer. Of course, there is a possibility that the Redmond tech giant could postpone to the third, or fourth quarter.

Cumulative update name

KB5018418 

Changes and improvements

• Addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.   
• This update contains miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.

Known issues

• After installing this update, file copies using Group Policy Preferences might fail or might create empty shortcuts or files using 0 (zero) bytes. Known affected Group Policy Objects are related to files and shortcuts in User Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings in Group Policy Editor.

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Windows 10 versions 21H2, 21H1, and 20H2

Windows 10 v21H2 is the latest major version of Windows 10, and as such has the most experimental features on it.

Fortunately, most bugs that were first present when it was first made available have been weeded out, and this version of Windows 10 is far more stable.

Cumulative update name

KB5018410 

Changes and improvements

• This update contains miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.

Known issues

• Devices with Windows installations created from custom offline media or custom ISO image might have Microsoft Edge Legacy removed by this update, but not automatically replaced by the new Microsoft Edge. This issue is only encountered when custom offline media or ISO images are created by slipstreaming this update into the image without having first installed the standalone servicing stack update (SSU) released March 29, 2021 or later.
• After installing this update, file copies using Group Policy Preferences might fail or might create empty shortcuts or files using 0 (zero) bytes. Known affected Group Policy Objects are related to files and shortcuts in User Configuration > Preferences > Windows Settings in Group Policy Editor.

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Windows 10, version 1809

This version of the OS is outdated and will no longer receive any updates from the tech company. Users that are still running this old version on their devices are strongly advised to choose a more recent one to update to.

If you still want to use Windows 10 and are not willing to upgrade to 11, you don’t have to do so right away. After all, Microsoft announced that the support for Windows 10 will go on until 2025.

Cumulative update name

KB5018419 

Improvements and fixes:

• Addressed an issue that affects a task you schedule to run every two weeks. It runs every week instead. 
• Addressed an issue that affects scheduled tasks. They might run years in the future if the next occurrence crosses a daylight-saving time change and you set the machine’s time zone to UTC.

Known issues

• After installing KB5001342 or later, the Cluster Service might fail to start because a Cluster Network Driver is not found.

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Windows 10, version 1607

Windows 10, version 1607 has reached the end of service for all of its available editions. Update to the latest version of Windows 10 in order to keep your system protected.

Cumulative update name

KB5018411 

Improvements and fixes

• Updated the start date for daylight saving time in Chile. It will start on September 11, 2022 instead of on September 4, 2022.
• Addressed an issue that affects some virtual machines. They drop User Datagram Protocol (UDP) packets.
• Introduced a Group Policy that enables and disables Microsoft HTML Application (MSHTA) files.
• Addressed an issue that affects a primary Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) node. It might fail to register or update its heartbeat. Because of this, the node is removed from the farm.
• Addressed an issue that affects robocopy. This issue occurs when you use the backup option (/B) to migrate or synchronize data to Azure Files.
• Addressed an issue that affects robocopy. This issue occurs when you use the backup option (/B) to address data loss and the source location contains tiered files with Azure File Sync or tiered files with Cloud Files.
• Addressed an issue that affects a Server Message Block (SMB) multichannel connection. This issue might lead to stop error 13A or C2.

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This is pretty much what we are dealing with in terms of security updates for the month of October, as a part of the Patch Tuesday rollout.

Have you noticed any issues after downloading and installing these security updates for your version of the Windows operating system? Let us know in the comments section below.