Windows 10’s May ‘Patch Tuesday’ updates now rolling out

Security updates are the focus for this month’s Patch Tuesday releases.

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What you need to know

It’s “Patch Tuesday” time once again for supported versions of Windows 10. The monthly batch of cumulative updates are now rolling out to Windows 10 PCs, bringing security updates with them. As usual with these updates, there are no new features.

Windows 10 versions 1909 and 1903 are receivingKB4556799. Here’s a look at the highlights:

Windows 10 version 1809 features the exact same set of security updates as versions 1909 and 1903. Windows 10 version 1709 includes anearlyidentical list of fixes, but with an extra one focusing on the security of things like printers and webcams. Here’s a look at the highlights:

Finally, Windows 10 versions 1703 and 1607 largely include the same highlights as later builds. For more, you can find the full list of fixes for each release at Microsoft’ssupport site. Otherwise, these cumulative updates are available via Windows Update now.

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