Windows 10 · Release · Security update (Patch Tuesday)

February 9, 2021—KB4601331 (OS Build 10240.18842) - EXPIRED

What's in this update

Corrects historical daylight savings time (DST) information for the Palestinian Authority. Updates for verifying usernames and passwords. Updates an issue with German translations of Central European Time.

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Microsoft's known issues — KB4601331

  • Issue Known issue After installing the SSU KB4601390, installation of the Cumulative Update from Windows Update might not progress past 24%. Workaround: This issue was resolved in KB5001079 . To mitigate this issue on devices that have already installed KB4601390 and are not making progress installing KB4601331, restart your device and then follow only steps 1, 2 and 4a from Reset Windows Update components manually. Then restart your device again. KB5001079 should now install from Windows Update when you select "check for updates" or you can wait for it to install automatically. You should then be able to install the latest Cumulative Update from Windows Update. Note KB4601390 has been removed and will no longer be offered to devices.

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