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Windows 7 KB4457144, KB4457145 security updates and fixes

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

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Microsoft released on 11 September 2018 the monthly roll-up and a security-onlyupdate for Windows 7users as part of the cumulativeupdates.

KB4457145 forWindows 7includes security updates to Windows media, Windows Shell, Windows Hyper-V, Windows kernel, Windows datacenter networking, Windows virtualization and kernel, Microsoft JET Database Engine, Windows MSXML, and Windows Server.

There were no reported issues with thisupdate. If you encounter any problems, leave us a comment in the box below the article.

KB4457144 changelog

KB4457144 changelog

This monthly roll-up that includes improvements and fixes as part of update KB4343894 (released August 30, 2018) and addresses issues related to security updates for:

In the released notes, Microsoft team mentioned that the following software also benefits from security updates:

KB4457144 issues

Microsoft warns about the known issues that may occur when applying thisupdate. The network interface controller (NIC) could stop working on some configurations. The exact problematic configurations are currently unknown, but aparently is related to a missing file, oem.inf.

If you encounter this issue, try the suggested workaround and manually locate the network device.

A second solution is toScan for Hardware Changesfrom theActionmenu on theDevice Managerpanel. This will automatically rediscover the NIC and install drivers.

How to get KB4457144 security update

WindowsUpdateservice will automatically download and install thisupdate. However, you can also download the standalone package for this update form theMicrosoft Update Catalog.

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Milan Stanojevic

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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s one of the Troubleshooting experts in our worldwide team, specializing in Windows errors & software issues.

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Before joining WindowsReport, he worked as a front-end web developer. Now, he’s specialized in Windows errors & software issues.