Microsoft has recently started releasing the seventh cumulative update of the year for Windows 10 in versions 21H1, 20H2, and 2004. The July 2021 Update (KB5004237) for Windows 10 is being shipped through Windows Update, WSUS, and the MS Catalog. This month's Patch Tuesday arrives with protection against the PrintNightmare vulnerability and other critical bugs.
Although the KB5004237 update is considered a security patch, the update also contains important fixes, mainly those that were made available as an option in June. In addition, it also brings the fix against PrintNightmare, already fixed for those who installed the optional update KB5004945 last week.
If you are using Windows 10 version 21H1, when you update the operating system, you will receive Build 19043.1110, which comes to solve the blurred taskbar problem. Windows 10 version 20H2 will receive the same update, but the OS will advance to Build 19042.1110. While for those with Windows 10 version 2004, Build 19041.1110 will be available.
When you receive the update in Windows 10, the following description will appear on Windows Update:
"2021-07 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 Version 21H1 for x64-based Operating Systems (KB5004237)"
How to download the update now
To get the performance improvements provided by the new Windows 10 update, follow these steps:
Step 01: Click on the Windows flag in the lower left corner to open the start menu.
Step 02: Select the gear symbol in the left corner under the column.
Step 03: Scroll down and select "update and security".
Step 04: Select "check for updates".
Step 05: Select "Download and Install" under updates.
Manually download and install update KB5004237
You can download KB5004237 update for Windows 10 (64-bit and 32-bit x86) manually here. When accessing the Microsoft Update catalog, you must select the "download" button next to the version of Windows 10 you want to download. Then, simply right-click on the link and select "save as" to start the download.
Update Summary for Windows 10 Update KB5004237 (Build 19043.1110)
The main new features of the KB5004237 update for Windows 10 version 21H1/20H2/2004 are:
- The blurry news and interests widget has been fixed.
- Fixed bug broken in taskbar and system tray icons.
- Microsoft has fixed performance issues caused by the March/April update.
- The PrintNightmare bug has been fixed.
- The printing issue has been fixed.
In case you've been following us, you may already know that there have been recent updates to Windows 10 that have caused issues with the taskbar. The bug was first reported in May 2021 when Microsoft started implementing the feature called "News and Interests". This issue affected users who installed the October 2020 patch and the May 2020 update.
According to reports and communications from Microsoft itself, the "News and Interests" button may have been blurred on some computers. In addition, it was also said that there were problems with the disappearance of program shortcut icons on the taskbar. These issues have apparently been fully fixed with this latest update.
Users who were affected by the above mentioned issue said that the program shortcut icons on the taskbar would disappear, even affecting the performance of some Windows 10 apps and features such as sound and notifications.
Apparently, if you liked the "News and Interests" feature, you can now enable it again without any problems, as the bug described above has apparently disappeared.
performance issues
With the KB5004237 update for Windows 10 it is guaranteed that the issue causing the frame rate per second (FPS) to drop in games has been resolved once and for all. The bugs arose due to security updates made available by Microsoft in March 2021, which caused performance drops on several computers.
Although some users have stated that they were able to fix the above error by installing the latest updates, others chose to go back to previous Windows 10 builds. (Blue Screen of Death or Blue Screen of Death).
So far Microsoft is not aware of any new issues with this new update (KB5004237).
