We recently reported about Microsoft yanking the November Update from the Media Creation Tool (MCT) and Windows Update. Today, the company restored the update, and this new cumulative update fixes privacy settings that led to it being pulled in the first place. If you upgraded to the November Update version 1511 and turned off the Privacy Settings shown below, the update reverted them to the default value, which is on.
Windows 10 Cumulative Update KB3120677
Here’s a look at part of this update’s description from Microsoft: You can always wait for it to install automatically or get it manually by going to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update. Important If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows. A restart is required and, if you have notifications enabled, you should see it pop up on your screen. You can always schedule the restart for a time that works best for you. For more on that, please read our guide on how to schedule Windows 10 Update restarts.
After the restart, you’ll notice that the update brought the build number up from 10586.3 to 10586.14. To check that, launch Run from the hidden quick access menu and type: winver, and hit Enter.
Windows 10 November Update Bottom Line?
After a few days of bad communication from Microsoft with pulling the November Update and restoring it, we think everything is finally worked out, which helps the situation. If you haven’t received the November Update yet, you can wait for it to show up via Windows Update or install it manually via the Microsoft Creation Tool. For more on why you might not have received it yet, and how to install it manually, read our article: Not Getting the Windows 10 November Update? Install it Manually. Engineering is a different department than PR and since MS is such a huge company, one hand doesn’t know what the other one is doing. All good so far, and thanks to Andre Da Costa’s posting too; I was able to get the new Media creation tool and download the iso for version 10586.14. 0.1 < 0.9 < 0.10 < 0.12 Sometimes you even get software that goes a step farther and includes three different categories – in which case 1.1.1 is not the same as 1.10.1 Comment Name * Email *
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