The second Tuesday of the month is an important day for all Windows users: Microsoft’s monthly security updates are pending. Vulnerabilities and bugs are fixed in all supported versions of Windows 10 and Windows 8. Windows 7 has not received any updates since the official end of support in January, users should as soon as possible switch to Windows 10.- The monthly patches do not provide any new functions, but are of the utmost importance. This is how Microsoft fixes known and newly discovered vulnerabilities that could possibly be exploited without installing the patches. This month not only closes gaps, but also many bug fixes are distributed. Above all, there are a number of improvements for the latest version 2004, which are part of the May updates has just appeared. –
Most importantly, a fix for a problem with Modern Standby is likely to have made it impossible to install the new update on many devices. Many devices that were previously excluded from the update to Windows 10 2004 should now also receive the update. At the same time, a security update for the Adobe Flash Player has been released for all Windows 10 versions, which is known for its notorious security vulnerabilities. An installation is also recommended here – support for the player will expire on December 31.
At CHIP you can find all the cumulative updates for your version of Windows 10 for download. These updates contain all security fixes including those from the June patch day.
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