Microsoft is rolling out new cumulative updates for Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. The latest patch for Windows 7 and 8.1 is now rolling out. Direct download links for Windows 7 KB4103718 and Windows 8.1 KB4338815 are now available on Microsoft’s Update Catalog.
The new cumulative updates for both Windows 7 and 8.1 are shipped via OTA and you can find the offline installers on Microsoft’s Update Catalog. If you’re on the Windows 7 SP1, you’ll get KB4338818.
Windows 7 KB4338818 fixes some bugs and security issues in order to improve the user experience.
This is all supposed to end in January 2020 when Windows 7 will reach end of support. Microsoft will stop releasing feature updates and security patches for Windows 7 beyond this deadline. By the looks of things, Windows 7 will be used by any users and organizations for another year.
According to NetMarketShare data, Windows 7 jumped from 41.79 percent to 43.03 percent in the OS market share last month.
KB4338818 Download Links for Windows 7
Windows 7 KB4338818 Direct Download Links: 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit.
KB4103712 Download Links for Windows 7 (security-only)
Windows 7 KB4103712 Direct Download Links: 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit.
KB4338818 Windows 7 Full Changelog
- Provides protections for an additional vulnerability involving side-channel speculative execution known as Lazy Floating Point (FP) State Restore (CVE-2018-3665) for 64-Bit (x64) versions of Windows.
- Updates Internet Explorer’s Inspect Element feature to conform to the policy that disables the launch of Developer Tools.
- Addresses an issue where DNS requests disregard proxy configurations in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.
- Security updates to Internet Explorer, Windows apps, Windows graphics, Windows Shell, Windows datacenter networking, Windows wireless networking, and Windows virtualization.
Windows 8.1 is also getting a new cumulative update which fixes some bugs and improves the performance of the platform.
KB4338815 Download Links for Windows 8.1
Windows 8.1 KB4338815 Direct Download Links: 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit.
KB4338824 Download Links for Windows 8.1 (security-only)
Windows 8.1 KB4338824 Direct Download Links: 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit.
KB4338815 Windows 8.1 Full Changelog
- Updates Internet Explorer’s Inspect Element feature to conform to the policy that disables the launch of Developer Tools.
- Addresses an issue where DNS requests disregard proxy configurations in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge.
- Addresses an issue that causes the mouse to stop working after a user switches between local and remote sessions.
- Security updates to Internet Explorer, Windows apps, Windows graphics, Windows Shell, Windows datacenter networking, Windows virtualization, and Windows kernel.
