February 13, 2018 - KB4074587 (Security-only update) Windows 7

[Brink]

February 13, 2018 - KB4074587 (Security-only update)

Applies to: Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1

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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 Windows Graphics, Windows Kernel, Common Log File System driver, Microsoft Windows Search component, and Windows storage and file systems.

For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, see the Security Update Guide.

Known issues in this update

Symptom
Because of an issue that affects some versions of antivirus software, this fix is being applied only to the computers on which the antivirus ISV have updated the ALLOW REGKEY.

Workaround
Contact your antivirus manufacturer to verify that their software is compatible and that they have set the following REGKEY on the computer:

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.

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for update 4074587

Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4074587


Direct download links for KB4074587 MSU file from Microsoft Update Catalog:

:ar: Download KB4074587 MSU for Windows 7 32-bit (x86) - 17.0 MB

:ar: Download KB4074587 MSU for Windows 7 64-bit (x64) - 29.0 MB

 

[Lady Fitzgerald]

Thanks for posting these update updates, Shawn!

 

[Brink]

Always a pleasure Jeannie.

 

[Stephie]

Does this one install and runs (after obligatory reboot) without crashing on non-SSE2 capable CPUs ? Someone ?
[Plz see relevant new thread in the windows updates section of this board]
Thanks !

 

[lehnerus2000]

Thanks Brink.