Windows 10 October 2024 Patch Tuesday Updates: KB5044273, KB5044277, KB5044293, KB5044286

As we reach the second Tuesday of the month, it’s time for another Patch Tuesday. Today, Microsoft is deploying its monthly security updates, also known as the “B release,”for October 2024. These updates target Windows Server 20H2 and the latest supported versions of Windows 10, including 20H2, 21H2, and 22H2.

The updates are tagged under KB5044273, increasing the builds to 19044.5011 and 19045.5011. If you prefer to download the update directly, standalone links are available on the Microsoft Update Catalog. You can access those here.

The primary focus of this update is to address various security vulnerabilities.

Key Features

This update resolves security vulnerabilities affecting your Windows operating system.

Following a brief period without issues, several known problems have returned:

Known Issues in this Update

Symptoms	Suggested Workarounds
After applying this update, users may encounter difficulties when attempting to change their user account profile image. When trying to update their profile picture via Start > Settings > Accounts > Your Info and clicking on Browse for one under Create your picture, an error message may appear, displaying error code 0x80070520.	Microsoft is currently developing a fix and plans to include it in a future update.
Users with a dual-boot configuration for Windows and Linux may experience boot issues following the installation of this security update. The specific error message is: “SBAT self-check failed: Security Policy Violation.” The August 2024 update introduced a Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT) setting designed to prevent the use of outdated, vulnerable boot managers. Unfortunately, this SBAT restriction may not have been correctly identified on certain custom dual-boot setups.	For guidance on resolving this issue, please consult the workaround available on the Windows release health site.

Symptoms

Suggested Workarounds

After applying this update, users may encounter difficulties when attempting to change their user account profile image.

When trying to update their profile picture via Start > Settings > Accounts > Your Info and clicking on Browse for one under Create your picture, an error message may appear, displaying error code 0x80070520.

Microsoft is currently developing a fix and plans to include it in a future update.

Users with a dual-boot configuration for Windows and Linux may experience boot issues following the installation of this security update. The specific error message is: “SBAT self-check failed: Security Policy Violation.”

The August 2024 update introduced a Secure Boot Advanced Targeting (SBAT) setting designed to prevent the use of outdated, vulnerable boot managers. Unfortunately, this SBAT restriction may not have been correctly identified on certain custom dual-boot setups.

For guidance on resolving this issue, please consult the workaround available on the Windows release health site.

In addition to the latest updates, older versions of Windows 10 have also received patches today, which are detailed in the tables below, complete with release notes (KB) and links to download from the Microsoft Update Catalog: