November 14, 2017 - KB4048957 (Monthly Rollup)
Improvements and fixes
This security update includes improvements and fixes that were a part of update
KB4041686(released October 17, 2017) and resolves the following issues:
- Addressed issue where applications based on the Microsoft JET Database Engine (Microsoft Access 2007 and older or non-Microsoft applications) fail when creating or opening Microsoft Excel .xls files. The error message is: “Unexpected error from external database driver (1). (Microsoft JET Database Engine)".
- Security updates to Microsoft Windows Search Component, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows kernel-mode drivers, Windows Media Player, and Windows kernel.
For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, see the
Security Update Guide.
Known issues in this update
Symptom
After installing KB4041681, package users may see an error dialog that indicates that an application exception has occurred when closing some applications. This can affect applications that use mshtml.dll to load web content. The failure only occurs when a process is already shutting down, and doesn't affect application functionality.
Workaround
]Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.
Symptom
After installing this KB, Internet Explorer 11 users who use SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) may not be able to scroll through a drop-down menu using the scroll bar.
Workaround
Using the scroll wheel on a mouse works as expected. This issue only applies to document mode 11, so attempting to load the page with document mode 10 may work around the issue.
To change the document mode in Internet Explorer 11:
- Select F12.
- Select the Emulation tab.
- On the Document modemenu, select 10. The page will reload in the new document mode.
Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.
How to get this update
This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from
Windows Update. To get the standalone package for this update, go to the
Microsoft Update Catalog website.
File information
For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the
file information for update 4048957.