December 14, 2021—KB5008206 (OS Build 18363.1977)

EXPIRATION NOTICEAs of 9/12/2023, KB5008206 is only available from Windows Update. This update is no longer available from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or other release channels. We recommend that you update your devices to the latest security quality update.

11/9/2021 IMPORTANT Because of minimal operations during the holidays and the upcoming Western new year, there won’t be a preview release (known as a “C” release) for the month of December 2021. There will be a monthly security release (known as a “B” release) for December 2021. Normal monthly servicing for both B and C releases will resume in January 2022.

11/19/20
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Highlights

• Updates security for your Windows operating system.

Improvements and fixes

This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:

• Adds support for the cancellation of daylight savings time for the Republic of Fiji for 2021.
• Addresses an issue that incorrectly renders some variable fonts.
• Addresses an issue that occurs when a dialog opens within Internet Explorer.
• Addresses a known issue that causes error codes 0x000006e4, 0x0000007c, or 0x00000709 when connecting to a remote printer that is shared on a Windows print server.
• Addresses a known issue that might prevent apps, such as Kaspersky apps, from opening after you attempt to repair or update the apps using the Microsoft Installer (MSI).
  If you installed earlier updates, only the new fixes contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device. For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, please refer to the new Security Update Guide website and the December 2021 Security Updates.

Windows 10 servicing stack update - 18363.1912

• This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates.

Known issues in this update

Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues in this update

How to get this update

If you want to remove the LCUTo remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM/Remove-Package command line option with the LCU package name as the argument. You can find the package name by using this command:DISM /online /get-packages.Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the**/uninstall **switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.

File informationFor a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5008206. For a list of the files that are provided in the servicing stack update, download the file information for the SSU - version 18363.1912.