November 14, 2023—KB5032189 (OS Builds 19044.3693 and 19045.3693)

NEW 11/16/23 **IMPORTANT **Because of minimal operations during the Western holidays and the upcoming new year, there won’t be a non-security preview release for the month of December 2023. There will be a monthly security release for December 2023. Normal monthly servicing for both security and non-security preview releases will resume in January 2024.

11/17/20For information about Windows update terminology, see the article about the types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types. For an overview of Windows 10, version 21H2, see its update history page.**Note **Follow @WindowsUpdate to find out when new content is published to the Windows release health dashboard.

Highlights

• This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.

Improvements

NoteTo view the list of addressed issues, click or tap the OS name to expand the collapsible section.

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Windows 10, version 22H2

**Important:**Use EKB KB5015684 to update to Windows 10, version 22H2.

This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:

• This build includes all the improvements from the supported Windows 10, version 21H2 editions.
• No additional issues are documented for this release.

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Windows 10, version 21H2 editions: Windows 10 Enterprise and Education, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, and Windows 10 Enterprise multi-session

**Important:**Use EKB KB5003791 to update to Windows 10, version 21H2 on supported editions.

This security update includes quality improvements that were a part of update KB5031445 (released October 24, 2023). When you install this KB:

• This update addresses a known issue that might affect KB5031356. When you install it, your device might display progress but fail to finish.
• This update addresses an issue that affects a COM+ component. It might stop responding. This occurs because of a deadlock during COM+ Just-in-Time (JIT) activation.
  If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device. For more information about security vulnerabilities, please refer to the new Security Update Guide website and the November 2023 Security Updates.

Windows 10 servicing stack update - 19044.3684 and 19045.3684

This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates.

Known issues in this update

Symptom

Workaround

Using the FixedDrivesEncryptionType or SystemDrivesEncryptionType policy settings in the BitLocker configuration service provider (CSP) node in mobile device management (MDM) apps might incorrectly show a 65000 error in the “Require Device Encryption” setting for some devices in your environment. Affected environments are those with the “Enforce drive encryption type on operating system drives” or “Enforce drive encryption on fixed drives” policies set to enabled and selecting either “full encryption” or “used space only”. Microsoft Intune is affected by this issue but third-party MDMs might also pe affected. Important This issue is a reporting issue only and does not affect drive encryption or the reporting of other issues on the device, including other BitLocker issues.

This issue is addressed in KB5034203.

How to get this update

Before installing this updateMicrosoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest cumulative update (LCU). For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.Prerequisite:Based on your installation scenario, choose one of the following:

1. For offline OS image servicing:If your image does not have the March 22, 2022 (KB5011543) or later LCU, you mustinstall the special standalone May 10, 2022 SSU (KB5014032) before installing this update.
2. For Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) deployment or when installing the standalone package from Microsoft Update Catalog: If your devices do not have the May 11, 2021 (KB5003173) or later LCU, you mustinstall the special standalone August 10, 2021 SSU (KB5005260) before installing this update.
   Install this update****Release Channel|Available|Next Step
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   Windows Update and Microsoft Update| Yes| None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update.
   Windows Update for Business| Yes| None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update in accordance with configured policies.
   Microsoft Update Catalog| Yes| To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
   Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)| Yes| This update will automatically sync with WSUS if you configure Products and Classifications as follows:Product: Windows 10, version 1903 and laterClassification: Security Updates

If you want to remove the LCUTo remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the DISM/Remove-Package command line option with the LCU package name as the argument. You can find the package name by using this command:DISM /online /get-packages.Running Windows Update Standalone Installer (wusa.exe) with the**/uninstall **switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.

File informationFor a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5032189.For a list of the files that are provided in the servicing stack update, download the file information for the SSU - versions 19044.3684 and 19045.3684.