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Microsoft releases out-of-band cumulative update KB 4015348 for Win10 1607
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March 20, 2017 at 3:19 pm #102882
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March 20, 2017 at 4:01 pm #102889
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March 20, 2017 at 4:23 pm #102892
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March 20, 2017 at 4:52 pm #102904
PhotM
AskWoody PlusWe will see if John Wink responds to my indirect question on Twitter for CRM>
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March 20, 2017 at 5:06 pm #102911
Noel Carboni
AskWoody_MVPMicrosoft no doubt considers this a success story.
Send out the update to the unpaid testers, have them report immediately what’s wrong, and fix it. Then send THAT out and see what gets reported back. Their OS upgrade was free, so why should they complain?
Hopefully the fixes to the patches each time around are less risky than the entire patches themselves – i.e., it’s a converging process and ultimately the code will be right.
But can we really presume that?
At some point someone has to do rigorous work, not just throw code against the wall of users and see what sticks. For decades the software engineering discipline struggled to find ways to make software right before it’s ever distributed and mistakes become real problems. Now… That all seems washed away.
What if, in this brave new world of constant delivery of new software, every patch to one problem causes two more? What then?
A certain amount of money has to be spent on engineering!
We can only hope some remaining conscientious engineers are trying to improve their processes internally by learning from these mishaps. Hello? Hello? Anyone there at Microsoft?
-Noel
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March 20, 2017 at 5:13 pm #102916
PhotM
AskWoody PlusAvoiding your sarcazim, Noel, 😉 😀
My only concern is the Release Ring has yet to kick in, yet this year????
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March 20, 2017 at 5:52 pm #102926
Noel Carboni
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March 20, 2017 at 5:08 pm #102912
AlexN
AskWoody LoungerMicrosoft’s secret methods for testing code leaked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMdP1k3Qmd4
On a serious note, it’s good that at least Windows released fixes. I don’t think it warrants an out-of-band cumulative, but it should at least get a quick patch.
Fortran, C++, R, Python, Java, Matlab, HTML, CSS, etc.... coding is fun!
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March 20, 2017 at 5:08 pm #102913
ch100
AskWoody_MVPThis is not only out of band, but also later in the day release as it appears.
Probably normal for an emergency patch which is released when it is ready.Interesting that Microsoft didn’t use the hotfix method it deployed twice in January. Instead, it’s rolled out yet another cumulative update to the forced-update masses.
It is interesting because from the description of the bugs which are fixed, it does not appear that they are so urgent, except for a minority of users. Anyone else can safely wait other few weeks until the regular release of the next CU.
I am wondering if there is something else which Microsoft knows but did not make it into the documentation.2 users thanked author for this post.
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March 20, 2017 at 5:50 pm #102924
Noel Carboni
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March 20, 2017 at 6:12 pm #102931
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March 20, 2017 at 6:14 pm #102932
Noel Carboni
AskWoody_MVPFor what it’s worth my test VM seems more stuck than usual at “Getting Windows ready” after installing this update.
Of these two available…
These two installed…
And… It finally finished. Seemed to take a little longer than usual.
And now I see what appears to be an anomalous readout from the Reliability Monitor(note: two copies of the same Defender update, and no indication the latest cumulative update went in).
You’ve just gotta love this level of accuracy from the software.
-Noel
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March 20, 2017 at 7:22 pm #102944
ch100
AskWoody_MVPNoel, thank you for the additional information and screens.
Although I normally install early all patches, I think this one can be put on hold being out of band. By the end of this month or early in April we may see the release of the CB of the 1703 version and as such, the patch released last week for 1607 might be the last installed for that version.1 user thanked author for this post.
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March 20, 2017 at 7:32 pm #102946
Noel Carboni
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March 20, 2017 at 5:51 pm #102925
PhotM
AskWoody PlusI have Installed the CU with no issues.
SFC and DISM /RestoreHealth both clean
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SSDs: 6xOS Partitions, 2xW8.1 Main & Test, 2x10.0 Test, Pro, x64
CPU i7 2600 K, SandyBridge/CougarPoint, 4 cores, 8 Threads, 3.4 GHz
Graphics Radeon RX 580, RX 580 ONLY Over Clocked
More perishable2xMonitors Asus DVI, Sony 55" UHD TV HDMI
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March 21, 2017 at 7:13 am #103019
PKCano
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March 21, 2017 at 8:44 am #103033
PhotM
AskWoody PlusI have seen ESD on Root but never have seen it used.
However this a CU, ie Update, not and Upgrade. It is Upgrades the make a directory “$Windows.~BT” but not Updates. Are you confused yet????…. 😀
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1. Tower Totals: 2xSSD ~512GB, 2xHHD 20 TB, Memory 32GB
SSDs: 6xOS Partitions, 2xW8.1 Main & Test, 2x10.0 Test, Pro, x64
CPU i7 2600 K, SandyBridge/CougarPoint, 4 cores, 8 Threads, 3.4 GHz
Graphics Radeon RX 580, RX 580 ONLY Over Clocked
More perishable2xMonitors Asus DVI, Sony 55" UHD TV HDMI
1. NUC 5i7 2cores, 4 Thread, Memory 8GB, 3.1 GHz, M2SSD 140GB
1xOS W8.1 Pro, NAS Dependent, Same Sony above.-----------------
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March 21, 2017 at 11:54 am #103054
anonymous
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March 21, 2017 at 12:19 pm #103061
PhotM
AskWoody PlusI’m not sure what this means, but I tried to install update KB4015438 WIN10 1607 this morning and it failed. I clicked RETRY and got a message the update had been cancelled.
Gene E
Could you tell us your steps of installation. Screen capture would help too, if you post them here.
I have not seen this in CU Update process, only in the Upgrade process…..
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1. Tower Totals: 2xSSD ~512GB, 2xHHD 20 TB, Memory 32GB
SSDs: 6xOS Partitions, 2xW8.1 Main & Test, 2x10.0 Test, Pro, x64
CPU i7 2600 K, SandyBridge/CougarPoint, 4 cores, 8 Threads, 3.4 GHz
Graphics Radeon RX 580, RX 580 ONLY Over Clocked
More perishable2xMonitors Asus DVI, Sony 55" UHD TV HDMI
1. NUC 5i7 2cores, 4 Thread, Memory 8GB, 3.1 GHz, M2SSD 140GB
1xOS W8.1 Pro, NAS Dependent, Same Sony above.-----------------
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March 21, 2017 at 12:59 pm #103067
anonymous
GuestPhotM, Thanks for the reply.
I’m not a WIN 10 fan (I’m using Win 7) but I bought an new computer and it came with Win 10 so I try to keep it up to date.
I turned on the Win 10 computer this morning and it automatically checked for updates and found KB4015438. It downloaded and tried to install with no input from me. The update failed to install (I didn’t record the error message, sorry) and a RETRY button appeared. I clicked the RETRY button and the update download again (this time it only took a few minutes whereas it had taken hours before). When the download completed, I got a message saying it was preparing to install. A few minutes later, the ‘installing’ message was replace by one saying “Some updates were cancelled. We’ll keep trying in case new updates become available.” Since KB4015438 was the only update in play, I assume that’s the one that was cancelled.
I’m not too concerned about it since I don’t use the Win 10 computer, I just thought it might be of interest. If not, please don’t spend a lot of time on it just for my sake.
Thanks again, Gene E
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March 21, 2017 at 1:40 pm #103090
PhotM
AskWoody PlusOKAY, Can you Click Update in the WU GUI again and see what it does? Have you ever used Powershell?
Would you be interested in trying this:Powershell ISE Module: Installing PSWindowsUpdate, Script: Provisioning Get-PendingReboot
https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/powershell-ise-module-installing-pswindowsupdate-script-provisioning-get-pend/For reference:
PowerShell- Learning Virtually on MV Academy & MSDN Channel 9 from Videos, eBooks and Blogs
https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/powershell-learning-virtually-on-mv-academy-msdn-channel-9-from-videos-ebook/The reason is PSWindowsUpdate will give you more control to evaluate what is going on. On W 10 RTM, I stay away from WU GUI because MS has striped out so much interaction and control from it. Even on W 8.1 Pro partition I have the WU GUI shut off and I never use it, I use PSWindowsUpdate there too.
Maybe others can help you sort things out with the the WU GUI but I not sure how to, on your current problem.
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1. Tower Totals: 2xSSD ~512GB, 2xHHD 20 TB, Memory 32GB
SSDs: 6xOS Partitions, 2xW8.1 Main & Test, 2x10.0 Test, Pro, x64
CPU i7 2600 K, SandyBridge/CougarPoint, 4 cores, 8 Threads, 3.4 GHz
Graphics Radeon RX 580, RX 580 ONLY Over Clocked
More perishable2xMonitors Asus DVI, Sony 55" UHD TV HDMI
1. NUC 5i7 2cores, 4 Thread, Memory 8GB, 3.1 GHz, M2SSD 140GB
1xOS W8.1 Pro, NAS Dependent, Same Sony above.-----------------
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March 21, 2017 at 1:00 pm #103070
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March 21, 2017 at 1:32 pm #103089
Microfix
AskWoody MVPMicrosoft’s March Windows 10 Update has claimed a new victim: Windows dialogue boxes built using Telerik objects.
Microsoft’s IE update breaking RadWindow and RadListBox
This followed the release by Microsoft of its March update last week, which contained Internet Explorer 11 security Update KB4012204.
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