UPDATE: This cumulative update KB4013429 has been replaced by KB4015438 on March 20th 2017.

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Cumulative update KB4013429 and update KB4013418 now available via Windows Update for Windows 10.

Restart is required.

To manually download:

Download KB4013429 from Microsoft Update Catalog

Download KB4013418 from Microsoft Update Catalog

March 14, 2017—KB4013429 (OS Build 14393.953)

Improvements and fixes

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

• Addressed known issue called out in KB3213986. Users may experience delays while running 3D rendering apps with multiple monitors.
• Addressed issue in KB3213986 where the Cluster Service may not start automatically on the first reboot after applying the update.
• Addressed issue where the Active Directory Administrative Center (ADAC) crashes when attempting to modify any attribute of any user account in Active Directory.
• Addressed issue where the Japanese Input Method Editor is leaking graphics device interface resources, which causes windows to disappear or only partially render after typing approximately 100 sentences.
• Addressed an issue which improves the reliability of Enable-ClusterS2D PowerShell cmdlet.
• Addressed an issue where the Virtual Machine Management Service (Vmms.exe) may crash during a live migration of virtual machines.
• Improved the bandwidth of SSD/NVMe drives available to application workloads during S2D rebuild operations.
• Addressed issue where Work Folders clients get duplicate files (sync conflict files) when Work Folders is configured using Group Policy.
• Addressed an issue where Remote Desktop Servers crash with a Stop 0x27 in RxSelectAndSwitchPagingFileObject when RDP clients connect and utilize redirected drives, printers, or removable USB drives.
• Addressed issue where adjusting the Windows Server Update Services settings using the Group Policy feature causes downloads to fail.
• Addressed issue to hard code Microsoft's first-party provider registry key values.
• Addressed issue that causes the System Preparation (Sysprep) tool to fail.
• Addressed issue that causes Office 2016 profile corruption when used with User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) roaming.
• Addressed issue that causes the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service to become unresponsive after upgrading the OS.
• Addressed issue that causes the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service to fail when a SAP® application uses Transport Layer Security authentication.
• Addressed issue where sequencing large registries using the Application Virtualization 5.1 Sequencer results in missing registry keys in the final package.
• Addressed issue that fails to retain the sort order of names in a contact list after a device restarts when using the Japanese language.
• Addressed issue that causes transactions to fail because of a memory shortage.
• Addressed issue that allows files that are forbidden by the security zone setting to be opened in Internet Explorer.
• Addressed issue that causes Internet Explorer 11 to fail after installing KB3175443.
• Addressed issue that causes applications that use the VBScript engine to fail after applying KB3185319.
• Addressed issue that occurs in Internet Explorer when the CSS float style is set to "center" in a webpage.
• Addressed issue that occurs whenever the multipath IO attempts to log I/O statistics with no paths present.
• Addressed issue that causes a 32-bit static route added by a VPN solution to fail, which prevents users from establishing a connection through the VPN.
• Addressed issue that may decrease performance by up to 50% when Ethernet adapters that support receive side scaling (RSS) fail to re-enable RSS after a fault or system upgrade.
• Addressed issue to allow wildcards in the Allowed list field for the Point and Print Restrictions Group Policy.
• Addressed issue with multipath I/O failure that can lead to data corruption or application failures.
• Addressed issue that can lead to system failure when removing a multipath IO ID_ENTRY.
• Addressed issue that occurs when a Network Driver Interface Specification function NdisMFreeSharedMemory() is not called at the correct Interrupt Request Level.
• Addressed issue to utilize the proper service vault for Azure Backup integration.
• Addressed issue where SQL server takes 30 minutes to shut down on machines with a lot of RAM (>2TB).
• Addressed additional issues with updated time zone information, Internet Explorer, file server and clustering, wireless networking, Map apps, mobile upgrades for IoT, display rendering, USB 2.0 safe removal, multimedia, Direct3D, Microsoft Edge, enterprise security, Windows Server Update Services, storage networking, Remote Desktop, clustering, Windows Hyper-V, and Credential Guard.
• Security updates to Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Graphics Component, Internet Information Services, Windows SMB Server, Microsoft Windows PDF Library, Windows kernel-mode drivers, Microsoft Uniscribe, the Windows kernel, DirectShow, the Windows OS, and Windows Hyper-V.

If you installed earlier updates, only the new fixes contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.

Known issues in this update

Symptom	Workaround
Customers using Windows Server 2016 with Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) enabled might sometimes experience a deadlock or bug check when changing the physical adapter’s link speed property.	This issue is currently being addressed and a fix will be provided when ready.
Windows DVD Player (and 3rd party apps that use Microsoft MPEG-2 libraries) crashes when run.	This issue is currently being addressed and a fix will be provided when ready.

How to get this update

This 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.

• Update replacement information
  This update replaces the previously released update KB4010672.
• File information
  For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update KB4013429. If you're installing a Windows 10 update for the first time, the package size for the X86 version is 579 MB and the package size for the x64 version is 1,105 MB.

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...date-kb4013429

See also: Servicing stack update for Windows 10 Version 1607 and Windows Server 2016: March 14, 2017

   Note

UPDATE: Remove Windows 10 Creators Update message in Windows Update

After installing the KB4013429 and KB4013418 updates, you will now see a "Good news! The Windows 10 Creators Update is on its way. Want to be one of the first to get it?" message in Windows Update like in the screenshot below to be able to get the Windows 10 Creators Update early after clicking on the Yes, show me how link. It's also includes an invitation to join the Windows Insider program.

At "Yes, show me how" link: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/...te-coming-soon

Windows 10 Creators Update is coming soon

Thank you for your interest in being one of the first to experience the Windows 10 Creators Update!

We’re finalizing the update and will be ready to share it with you soon. When the update is ready for your device, you’ll receive a notification asking you to review your privacy settings before downloading the update.

Want to get an early look at upcoming Windows innovations? Become a Windows Insider. With the Windows Insider Program, you get to try out previews, provide feedback, and help shape the future of Windows.

To learn more about the newest features and security technologies, check out our upcoming features page.

Posted By: Brink
14 Mar 2017