Microsoft squeezes out one last cumulative update for Windows 10 before its holiday break

One last cumulative update is available before Microsoft pauses preview releases for the holidays.

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What you need to know

Microsoft released new cumulative updates for people running Windows 10 20H2 and 2004. The update is KB4586853 and brings systems running Windows 10 version 20H2 and 2004 to builds 19041.662 and 19042.662, respectively. This should be the last preview release update to roll out this year. Microsoft announced last month that it ispausing preview releases for the month of December, so it rolled one last update out before November ended.

Here are the highlights for what’s new in the builds, asoutlined by Microsoft:

Windows 10 versions 20H2 and 2004 have the same list of improvements and fixes:

You can check out the full release notes, including all known issues, onMicrosoft’s support page.

You can download the latest update through Windows Update or manually get them throughMicrosoft Update Catalog.

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