Microsoft starts Optional update for Windows 10

Microsoft has now also added an optional and non -safety -relevant update for Windows 10. It is the preview for July Patch Day. Although there is no feature offensive, the update brings many improvements.

These are an overview of the changes

Despite the approaching support end for Windows 10, Microsoft continues to publish monthly updates with a variety of changes. The Latest version, Build 19045.6036 this time, however, only brings improvements under the hood and error loans. This is not unusual – after all, Windows 10 is no longer actively developed. Among other things, a problem was remedied that led to jumping lists from the start menu. In addition, it could be that the start menu was not started after installing an update.

KB5061087 available now

The optional update KB5061087 is now in Microsoft Update catalog and available via the Windows update function. To do this, select in the settings> Update & Security> Windows Update. In the “Available Optional Updates” area, new updates with a link to download and install are displayed. Optional updates differ fundamentally from Patch-Day updates. They do not contain any security -critical changes, but improvements such as new drivers, functional updates or optimizations for certain hardware.

These updates are not installed automatically, so each user decides whether the optional updates are installed or not. In the past, these updates were known as a C-update. As usual, the distribution of the update content will automatically start patch-day for all users in June via the Windows update function. To overview of the further changes, we translated the changelog:

Release notes at a glance

• [Profile von Mobilfunkbetreibern]
• Updated: Country and Operator Settings Asset (Cosa) Profile.
• [App-Plattformen und Frameworks]
• Fixed: a problem that affected the functionality of the Component Object Model (COM) on Windows platforms. Removing COM activations failed with the 0x8001011 error.
• Updated: The version of the CURL tool contained in Windows has been updated to V8.13.0.
• [Authentifizierungsplattform]
• Fixed: a problem that concerns the device registration in the Entra ID Windows Account Manager (WAM) plug-in.
• [Eingabe und Zusammenstellung]
• Fixed: a problem that concerned the complete removal of unused language packages and feature on demand (FOD) packages. This problem led to unnecessary storage use and increased Windows update installation time.
• [Drucken und Peripheriegeräte]
• Fixed: a problem that affected the USB multifunction printer with dual protocol interface. The scanning failed and prevented the use of the scanning function integrated in the operating system.
• [Startmenü]
• Fixed: A problem that led to jumping lists from the start menu.
• Fixed: a problem in which the start menu was not started after installing an update.
• [WinSaS]
• Fixed: Under Settings> System> Info, the version 2009 was mistaken instead of version 22H2.
• Change of behavior: In order to maintain the DMA conformity in the European Economic Area (EEA), a new standard browser is automatically attached to the taskbar and the start menu when it is set.
• Change of behavior: When determining the standard browser, the file types HTTP and PDF are linked.
• [Wartung]
• Fixed: A problem in which kiosk devices that use the Forceautologon configuration and Shift Override may no longer react with a blue screen after being blocked and unlocked by support administrators.
• [Dateiserver]
• Fixed: A problem in which the system may no longer react if an OPLOCK interruption request for resources is confirmed to SMB releases.

The final support end end, it has been announced for October 2025. Until then, Microsoft will still provide monthly security and quality updates. From October there are only security updates available, which you can also get free of charge.