Windows 11 has received a patch Tuesday update (KB5018418) by Microsoft

Windows 11 has received a patch Tuesday update (KB5018418) by Microsoft ...

The latest patch Tuesday update for Windows 11 is KB5018418, which changes Windows 11 to Build 22000.1098. The update also comes with the Windows 11 service stack update 22000.1035, which ensures that future Windows updates will be reliably delivered.

The accompanying notes for this update are the following:

Improvements to this security update include upgrades that included the update KB5017383 (released September 20, 2022). These are some of the most significant changes in this release.

  • This update contains miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.

Only the most recent updates in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device, if you installed earlier updates.

For additional information about security concerns, please visit the Security Update Guide website and the Security Updates for October 2022.

This update improves the servicing stack, which is the component that receives Windows updates. SSU ensures that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack, which allows your devices to receive and install Microsoft updates.

Applies to

SymptomWorkaround

IT admins

To mitigate this issue, you can do ONE of the following:

  • Uncheck the "Run in logged-on user''''s security context (user policy option)". Note: This might not mitigate the issue for items using a wildcard (*).
  • Within the affected Group Policy, change "Action" from "Replace" to "Update".
  • If a wildcard (*) is used in the location or destination, deleting the trailing "\" (backslash, without quotes) from the destination might allow the copy to be successful.

We are working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.

Appendice to

IT admins

One of the following steps can be taken to mitigate this issue:

  • Uncheck the "Run in logged-on user''''s security context (user policy option)". Note: This might not mitigate the issue for items using a wildcard (*).
  • Within the affected Group Policy, change "Action" from "Replace" to "Update".
  • If a wildcard (*) is used in the location or destination, deleting the trailing "\" (backslash, without quotes) from the destination might allow the copy to be successful.

In an upcoming release, we are working on a resolution and will provide an update.

Appendice to

IT admins

One of the following methods can be used to mitigate this issue.

  • Uncheck the "Run in logged-on user''''s security context (user policy option)". Note: This might not mitigate the issue for items using a wildcard (*).
  • Within the affected Group Policy, change "Action" from "Replace" to "Update".
  • If a wildcard (*) is used in the location or destination, deleting the trailing "\" (backslash, without quotes) from the destination might allow the copy to be successful.

In a upcoming release, we are working on a resolution and will provide an update.

If you need to do something to get this update, make sure Windows Update is on and fetching updates, and it will be automatically installed. You may head over to the Microsoft Update Catalog, and get the appropriate file for your computer.