What is KB5003242?

Homer712 said:

...A matter of simple curiosity after the install of update KB5003173. I have a Hotfix listing that I can not pin down to any specific update and was wondering if this could be the servicing stack that normally gets installed prior to the actual update install....

Almost certainly yes. Look at Installed Updates in Control Panel and you will see that you got a Servicing Stack Update at the same time as the Cumulative Update.



There is no longer any seperate update for the servicing stack, the SSU is now rolled up into the CU and installed at the same time. However, although you can uninstall a cumulative update from the control panel, the SSU that came with it cannot be uninstalled. Therefore it makes sense to have it listed as a seperate hotfix.

The reason you cannot find any seperate KB article for the SSU is that there won't be one. The KB for the CU now covers both.

Microsoft said:

Starting in February 2021, the cumulative update will include the latest servicing stack updates, to provide a single cumulative update payload to both Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and Microsoft Catalog. If you use an endpoint management tool backed by WSUS, such as Configuration Manager, you will only have to select and deploy the monthly cumulative update. The latest servicing stack updates will automatically be applied correctly. Release notes and file information for cumulative updates, including those related to the servicing stack, will be in a single KB article.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...-stack-updates (my bold)

It is installed in me:

Code:

C:\JB>Powershell Get-Hotfix

Source        Description      HotFixID      InstalledBy          InstalledOn
------        -----------      --------      -----------          -----------
JBCARREON-123 Update           KB4601554     NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM  3/09/21, Tue 12:00:00 am
JBCARREON-123 Update           KB4562830     NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM  1/29/21, Fri 12:00:00 am
JBCARREON-123 Security Update  KB4570334                          11/18/20, Wed 12:00:00 am
JBCARREON-123 Update           KB4577586     NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM  2/17/21, Wed 12:00:00 am
JBCARREON-123 Security Update  KB4580325                          11/19/20, Thu 12:00:00 am
JBCARREON-123 Security Update  KB4586864                          11/19/20, Thu 12:00:00 am
JBCARREON-123 Update           KB4589212     NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM  4/20/21, Tue 12:00:00 am
JBCARREON-123 Security Update  KB4598481     NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM  1/29/21, Fri 12:00:00 am
JBCARREON-123 Security Update  KB5003173     NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM  5/14/21, Fri 12:00:00 am
JBCARREON-123 Security Update  KB5003242     NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM  5/14/21, Fri 12:00:00 am

Bree said:

Almost certainly yes. Look at Installed Updates in Control Panel and you will see that you got a Servicing Stack Update at the same time as the Cumulative Update.



There is no longer any seperate update for the servicing stack, the SSU is now rolled up into the CU and installed at the same time. However, although you can uninstall a cumulative update from the control panel, the SSU that came with it cannot be uninstalled. Therefore it makes sense to have it listed as a seperate hotfix.

The reason you cannot find any seperate KB article for the SSU is that there won't be one. The KB for the CU now covers both.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/win...-stack-updates (my bold)

Thank you for the explanation, Bree.

I searched for this early this morning, and could find nothing. Now I understand.


Curiosity satisfied. Much appreciated.

This works for me:


or, as I use Open Shell as my start menu: