September 12, 2023—KB5030279 (Security-only update)

IMPORTANT

• Windows Server 2012 end of support (EOS) date is October 10, 2023. Extended Security Updates (ESUs) will be available for purchase no later than October 2022, but available for installation after the EOS date, October 10, 2023. ESUs will continue for three years, renewable on an annual basis, until the final date on October 13, 2026. For information about the procedure to continue receiving security updates, see KB5031043.

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• Windows Embedded Standard 8 reached end of support (EOS) on July 11, 2023. Therefore, technical assistance and software updates are no longer provided.

Summary

Learn more about this security-only update, including improvements, any known issues, and how to get the update.

NOTE Verify that you have installed the required updates listed in theHow to get this update section before installing this update.For information about the various types of Windows updates, such as critical, security, driver, service packs, and so on, please see the following article. To view other notes and messages, see the Windows Server 2012 update history home page.

Improvements

This update makes improvements for the following issues:

• The renaming of local temporary user policy files during Group Policy processing might cause registry settings under Policies related paths to be deleted.
• This update includes changes to Israel daylight saving time (DST). For more information, see the Daylight Saving Time & Time Zone Blog.
  For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, please refer to the Deployments | Security Update Guide and the September 2023 Security Updates.

Known issues in this update

We are currently not aware of any issues with this update.

How to get this update

Before installing this updateWe strongly recommend that you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system before installing the latest Rollup. SSUs improve the reliability of the update process to mitigate potential issues while installing the Rollup and applying Microsoft security fixes. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.If you use Windows Update, the latest SSU (KB5030330) will be offered to you automatically. To get the standalone package for the latest SSU, search for it in the Microsoft Update Catalog.

REMINDER If you are using Security-only updates, you will also need to install all previous Security-only updates and the latest cumulative update for Internet Explorer (KB5030209).

Language packsIf you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update.Learn about adding a language pack to WindowsInstall this update****Release Channel	Available	Next Step
Windows Update and Microsoft Update	No	See the other options below.
Microsoft Update Catalog	Yes	To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	Yes	This update will automatically sync with WSUS if you configure Products and Classifications as follows:Product: Windows Server 2012Classification: Security Update

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for update KB5030279.

References

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