Windows 7/8.1 and Server: Updates (Sept. 20, 2018)

Windows Update [German]Microsoft has released the Monthly Rollups updates KB4457139 for Windows 7 SP1 and KB4457133 for Windows 8.1 as of September 20, 2018. In addition there are further updates for Windows Server 2008 (KB4458315) and Windows Server 2012 (KB4457134). Here is an overview of these updates.

This time there are no preview rollups for Windows 7/8.1. The updates are listed on this website (Windows 7) and on this website (Windows 8.1) as well as in the Microsoft Update Catalog.

KB4457139 for Windows 7/Windows Server 2008 R2

Update KB44457139 (Preview of Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems) is available for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1. It is not a security update – nor is it a preview rollup – but a quality rollup. It contains the patches from the previous rollups and also addresses the following issues:

Addresses an issue with evaluating the compatibility status of the Windows ecosystem to help ensure application and device compatibility for all updates to Windows.
Addresses an issue with the diagnostic pipeline for devices enrolled in Windows Analytics when the CommercialID registry key, “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection” is present.
Addresses a memory leak issue that occurs when a device with a multilingual UI calls the LoadString API.
Addresses an issue in which all Guest Virtual Machines running Unicast dual NIC NLB fail to respond to NLB requests after the Virtual Machines restart.

The update is offered via Windows Update, but can be manually downloaded via Microsoft Update Catalog.

Microsoft states in the section with known problems that the network controller could go on strike with certain third-party drivers after installation. The remedy is to reinstall the network driver.

KB4457133 for Windows 8.1/Windows Server 2012 R2

Update KB4457133 is available for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 as Monthly Rollup. This is not a security update. The rollup contains the patches from the previous rollups corrected addresses the following issues:

Addresses an issue with evaluating the compatibility status of the Windows ecosystem to help ensure application and device compatibility for all updates to Windows.
Addresses an issue with the diagnostic pipeline for devices enrolled in Windows Analytics when the CommercialID registry key, “HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\DataCollection” is present.
Addresses an issue in which all Guest Virtual Machines running Unicast dual NIC NLB fail to respond to NLB requests after the Virtual Machines restart.
Addresses an issue that prevents a DirSync client from completing synchronization when using a search filter that contains a linked attribute, such as “memberOf=CN=Group1,OU=Accounts,DC=Contoso,DC=Com”.
Addresses an issue that may cause the clussvc.exe service to stop working and generate events with ID 1146 when under a heavy workload.

Issues are not known with this update. The update is offered via Windows Update, but can be downloaded manually via Microsoft Update Catalog.

KB4458315 for Windows Server 2008

Update KB4458315 is available for Windows Server 2008 as Preview of Monthly Rollup. It is not a security update. The preview rollup only addresses one issue:

Addresses an issue in which all Guest Virtual Machines running Unicast dual NIC NLB fail to respond to NLB requests after the Virtual Machines restart.

Issues are not known with this update. The update is offered via Windows Update, but can be downloaded manually via Microsoft Update Catalog.

KB4457134 for Windows Server 2012

For Windows Server 2012 Microsoft has released a revision of microcode update KB4457134.

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