January 8, 2019—KB4480966 (OS Build 17134.523)

Improvements and fixes

This update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update. Key changes include:

• Addresses an issue that affects PowerShell remoting loop back using non-administrator accounts. For more details, see Windows Security change affecting PowerShell.
• Security updates to Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, Windows App Platform and Frameworks, the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Kernel, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows Virtualization, Windows Linux, Windows MSXML, and the Microsoft JET Database Engine .
  If you installed earlier updates, only the new fixes contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, please refer to the Security Update Guide.

Known issues in this update

• Cannot load webpages using a local IP address.

• Cannot load webpages on the Internet using a VPN connection.
  Browsing fails or the webpage may become unresponsive.| This issue is resolved in KB4487017.
  After installing this update, MSXML6 causes applications to stop responding if an exception was thrown during node operations, such as appendChild(),insertBefore(), andmoveNode().The Group Policy editor may stop responding when editing a Group Policy Object (GPO) that contains Group Policy Preferences (GPP) for Internet Explorer 10 settings.| This issue is resolved in KB4493464.
  Certain operations, such as rename, that you perform on files or folders that are on a Cluster Shared Volume (CSV) may fail with the error, “STATUS_BAD_IMPERSONATION_LEVEL (0xC00000A5)”. This occurs when you perform the operation on a CSV owner node from a process that doesn’t have administrator privilege.| Do one of the following:

• Perform the operation from a process that has administrator privilege.

• Perform the operation from a node that doesn’t have CSV ownership.
  Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

How to get this update

Deployment NotesThe Delta package for this update assumes you have deployed the December 19th security update (KB4483234). If you have not deployed the December 19th security update (KB4483234), then you must apply the Full Update for this release and cannot use the Delta package.

Before installing this updateMicrosoft strongly recommends you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system before installing the latest cumulative update (LCU). SSUs improve the reliability of the update process to mitigate potential issues while installing the LCU and applying Microsoft security fixes. For more information, see Servicing stack updates.If you are using Windows Update, the latest SSU (KB4477137) will be offered to you automatically. To get the stand-alone package for the latest SSU, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog.Install this updateThis update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update. To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.File informationFor a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 4480966.