Windows 10, version 1703, reached end of service on October 8, 2018_. Devices running Windows 10 Home, Pro, Pro for Workstation, and IoT Core editions will no longer receive monthly security and quality updates that contain protection from the latest security threats. To continue receiving security and quality updates, Microsoft recommends updating to the latest version of Windows 10._**IMPORTANT:**Windows 10 Enterprise and Windows 10 Education editions will receive one year of additional servicing at no cost.
**Note:**This release also contains updates for Windows 10 Mobile (OS Build 15063.1446) released November 13, 2018.
This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update. Key changes include:
Windows Update ImprovementsMicrosoft has released an update directly to the Windows Update client to improve reliability. Any device running Windows 10 configured to receive updates automatically from Windows Update, including Enterprise and Pro editions, will be offered the latest Windows 10 feature update based on device compatibility and Windows Update for Business deferral policy. This doesn’t apply to long-term servicing editions.
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After you install the August Preview of Quality Rollup or September 11, 2018 .NET Framework update, instantiation of SqlConnection can throw an exception. For more information about this issue, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:4470809 SqlConnection instantiation exception on .NET 4.6 and later after August-September 2018 .NET Framework updates. | This issue is resolved in KB4480959. |
After installing this update, users may not be able to use the Seek Bar in Windows Media Player when playing specific files. This issue does not affect normal playback. | This issue is resolved in KB4471327. |
Before installing this updateMicrosoft strongly recommends you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system before installing the latest cumulative update (LCU). SSUs improve the reliability of the update process to mitigate potential issues while installing the LCU and applying Microsoft security fixes. For more information, see Servicing stack updates.If you are using Windows Update, the latest SSU (KB4465660) will be offered to you automatically. To get the stand-alone package for the latest SSU, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog.Install this updateThis update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update. To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.File informationFor a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 4467696.