January 3, 2018—KB4056897 (Security-only update)
Applies to: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1, Windows 7 Service Pack 1
Improvements and fixes
This security update includes quality improvements. No new operating system features are being introduced in this update. Key changes include:
- Security updates to Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Graphics, Windows Kernel, and Windows SMB Server.
For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, see the
Security Update Guide.
Known issues in this update
Symptom
Due to an issue with some versions of Anti-Virus software, this fix is only being made applicable to the machines where the Anti virus ISV have updated the ALLOW REGKEY.
Workaround
Contact your Anti-Virus AV to confirm that their software is compatible and have set the following REGKEY on the machine
Key="HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE"Subkey="SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\QualityCompat"
Value Name="cadca5fe-87d3-4b96-b7fb-a231484277cc"
Type="REG_DWORD”
Data="0x00000000”
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.