Windows 10 Version 1809 Cumulative Update KB4490481 Now Available for All

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Windows 10 Version 1809 Cumulative Update KB4490481 Now Available for All 

Microsoft has just released Windows 10 cumulative update KB4490481 for production devices, only one day after the company previously shipped it to insiders in the Release Preview ring.

The update is available exclusively for Windows 10 version 1809, also referred to as the October 2018 Update, and it increases the OS build number to 17763.404.

The changelog is absolutely huge, and you can check it in full in the box after the jump.

However, it’s worth knowing that this update corrects an issue that affected computers with multiple audio devices installed. This is a bug that was acknowledged by Microsoft in the previous cumulative updates.

“Applications that provide advanced options for internal or external audio output devices may stop working unexpectedly. This issue occurs for users that select an audio output device different from the “Default Audio Device”. Examples of applications that may stop working include Windows Media Player, Realtek HD Audio Manager, and the Sound Blaster Control Panel,” the changelog reads.No new known issues versus the previous updateAdditionally, Microsoft says it has resolved a bug that caused the Start menu layout to reset at every log-on after an in-place upgrade to Windows 10 version 1809. In other words, after upgrading from an older Windows 10 version to the October 2018 Update, the Start menu previously lost its settings, so this cumulative update addresses this unexpected behavior.

There’s also a bugfix aimed at users who installed KB4469068 and ended up with Japanese Era problems.

Cumulative update KB4490481 doesn’t bring any new known issues versus its predecessor, but we’ll continue to monitor reports online to determine if any other bugs impact the experience with it.

At the time of writing this article, there are no reports of failed installs, and everything worked smoothly on our devices here at Softpedia. The full changelog is available in the box below.

 

 

 

Source

[micke]

BSOD on three different computers I tried to update.

 

Windows 10 Enterprise x64, build 1809.

 

System restore saved me.

[Karlston]

On 4/6/2019 at 8:52 PM, micke said:

BSOD on three different computers I tried to update.

Even though it's about Win 10 Pro, it may be relevant...

Fix for the System Service Exception of KB4490481

Microsoft released the second cumulative update KB4490481 for Windows 10 version 1809 on April 3, 2019 to address a large number of issues and make some changes to the system.

 

I ran into a brick wall each time I tried to install the update on a Windows 10 Pro machine. Windows Update would install the update just fine but would throw a blue screen error System Service Exception on the first boot of the system after update installation.

 

I had to use System Restore to restore the system state, other troubleshooting options, e.g. startup repair, did not work at that time.

 

Microsoft has not acknowledged the issue officially, it is not listed as a known issue on the support page of KB4490481.

Fixing System Service Exception

 

A user on the My Digital Life forum published a solution for the issue yesterday. The user suggested to remove certain entries in the Windows Registry to fix the issue and get KB4490481 to install on machines that threw bluescreens before.

 

Note: The process requires editing the Registry. More precisely, removing entries from the Registry. I suggest you back up the Registry, or at least the keys that you are about to delete, before you proceed. Creation of a System Restore point is also an option.

 

The process

1. Tap on the Windows-key, type regedit.exe, and load the Registry Editor.
2. Confirm the UAC prompt that Windows displays.
3. Go to Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\FontLink\SystemLink
4. Locate the following entries there and delete them with a right-click and selecting "delete" from the context menu:
   1. MS PGothic MC
   2. Segoe Media Center
   3. Segoe Media Center Light
   4. Segoe Media Center Semibold

Install the KB4490481 update again afterward. The update should go through this time without Windows 10 throwing a blue screen on the first full start of the system after update installation.

Closing Words

It is unclear why these entries would be the cause for a blue screen error after update installation. The four fonts appear to be linked to Media Center which Microsoft removed from Windows 10 (see our list of Media Center alternatives).

 

It feels strange that something as mundane as font entries in the Registry would cause the entire system to throw a bluescreen error.

 

Anyway, if you ran into the same System Service Exception error while installing KB4490481 you may want to try removing the entries in the Registry to see if it fixed the issue on your end.

 

Source: Fix for the System Service Exception of KB4490481 (gHacks - Martin Brinkmann)

[micke]

My friend, thanks a lot. I can confirm that removing these entries will solve the problem.