What you need to know
- Windows 10's November Patch Tuesday updates are available now.
- The updates improve the operating system's security and address bugs.
- You can download the updates now through Windows Update.
Patch Tuesday is here for the month of November, and with it comes updates to several versions of Windows 10. Updates are available for all supported versions of Windows 10, including versions 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004, and 20H2.
If your PC is on Windows 10 version 20H2 or 2004, you'll get the KB4586781 update, which brings systems to build 19042.630 for Windows 10 version 20H2 and build 19041.630 for Windows 10 version 2004. Here are the highlights of what's new:
- Updates to improve security when using input devices such as a mouse, keyboard, or pen.
- Updates to improve security when using Microsoft Office products.
- Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.
- Updates the 2020 DST start date for the Fiji Islands to December 20, 2020.
Here are the fixes available for the same update:
- Updates the 2020 DST start date for the Fiji Islands to December 20, 2020.
- Security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Windows Input and Composition, Microsoft Graphics Component, the Windows Wallet Service, Windows Fundamentals, and the Windows Kernel.
Systems on Windows 10 versions 1909 or 1903 will get the KB4586786 update, which brings version 1909 to build 18363.1198 and version 1903 to build 18362.1198. Here are the highlights of what's new:
- Updates the 2020 DST start date for the Fiji Islands to December 20, 2020.
- Updates to improve security when using Microsoft Office products.
- Updates to improve security when using input devices such as a mouse, keyboard, or pen.
- Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.
Below are the fixes for the same update:
- Updates the 2020 DST start date for the Fiji Islands to December 20, 2020.
- Addresses an issue with the package frame launcher (PSF) that passes a malformed parameter to a shim.
- Security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine, the Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Input and Composition, the Windows Wallet Service, Windows Fundamentals, and the Windows Kernel.
Windows 10 version 1809 will see the KB4586793 update, which brings systems to build 177.63.1577. Here are the highlights for that update:
- Updates to improve security when using Microsoft Office products.
- Updates to improve security when using input devices such as a mouse, keyboard, or pen.
- Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.
- Updates the 2020 DST start date for the Fiji Islands to December 20, 2020.
The update has similar fixes to other updates that rolled out today:
- Updates the 2020 DST start date for the Fiji Islands to December 20, 2020.
- Security updates to the Microsoft Scripting Engine, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Input and Composition, the Windows Wallet Service, Windows Fundamentals, and the Windows Kernel.
If you are on an older version of Windows 10, you can check the Windows 10 update history page to see the updates available for your PC. If your PC runs a supported version of Windows, you can grab the latest update through Windows Update.
