Windows 7 Windows 7 SP1 rollup updates

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The latest October Windows 7 Rollup for Windows 7 SP1 has been released and release notes are quoted below

October 10, 2017—KB4041681 (Monthly Rollup)

• KB4038803 (released September 19, 2017) and resolves the following issues:
  • Addressed issue with docking and undocking Internet Explorer windows.
  • Addressed issue with form submissions in Internet Explorer.
  • Addressed issue with URL encoding in Internet Explorer.
  • Addressed issue that prevents an element from receiving focus in Internet Explorer.
  • Addressed issue with the rendering of a graphics element in Internet Explorer.
  • Addressed issue where USBHUB.SYS randomly causes memory corruption that results in random system crashes that are extremely difficult to diagnose.
    
    
  • Security updates to Microsoft Windows Search Component, Windows kernel-mode drivers, Microsoft Graphics Component, Internet Explorer, Windows kernel, Windows Wireless Networking, Microsoft JET Database Engine, and the Windows SMB Server.
  For more information about the resolved security vulnerabilities, please refer to the Security Update Guide.
  
  Known issues in this update
  Symptom Workaround
  After installing KB4041681, package users may see an error dialog that indicates that an application exception has occurred when closing some applications. This can affect applications that use mshtml.dll to load web content. The failure only occurs when a process is already shutting down and will not impact application functionality. Microsoft is working on a resolution and will provide an update in an upcoming release.
  
  
  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 4041681.

You can access the update history for Windows 7 SP1 roll ups here:
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us...sp1-windows-server-2008-r2-sp1-update-history

 

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The October 10, 2017 Monthly Rollup for Windows 7 SP1, KB4041681, includes several important fixes and updates. Here's a summary of the key points from the release notes:

Resolved Issues:​

• Fixes issues related to docking and undocking Internet Explorer windows.
• Addresses problems with form submissions, URL encoding, element focus, and graphics rendering in Internet Explorer.
• Resolves a critical issue where USBHUB.SYS was causing memory corruption leading to random system crashes.
• Contains security updates for various components like Windows Search, Kernel-mode drivers, Graphics, Internet Explorer, Wireless Networking, JET Database Engine, and the Windows SMB Server.

Known Issues:​

After installing KB4041681, users may encounter an error dialog indicating an application exception during application closure, particularly affecting apps using mshtml.dll for loading web content. These errors occur only during the process shutdown and do not impact application functionality. A resolution is being worked on for future releases.

How to Get the Update:​

The update will be automatically downloaded and installed via Windows Update. Alternatively, you can access the standalone package for this update from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

File Information:​

For details on the files included in this update, you can refer to the file information for update 4041681. You can also review the update history for Windows 7 SP1 rollups to get a comprehensive view of previous updates and enhancements.