July 9, 2024—KB5040448 (OS Build 10240.20710)

^12/8/20 For information about Windows update terminology, see the article about the types of Windows updates and the monthly quality update types. For an overview of Windows 10, version 1507, see its update history page.

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Highlights

This update addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.

Improvements

This security update includes quality improvements. Below is a summary of the key issues that this update addresses when you install this KB. If there are new features, it lists them as well. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change we are documenting.

[Republic of Turkey name] The new, official name is the Republic of Türkiye.
[Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) protocol] This issue is related to MD5 collisions. For more information, see KB5040268.
[BitLocker] This update adds PCR 4 to PCR 7 and 11 for the default Secure Boot validation profile. See CVE-2024-38058 for more information.
This update changes how IT administrators should set up remote paths for file shortcut icons (.LNK files). The set up now requires that you configure the policy “Allow the use of remote paths in file shortcut icons”. If you don’t configure this policy, icons on the Start menu, Windows desktop and taskbar will fail to render after you install this update or subsequent updates.

If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.

For more information about security vulnerabilities, please refer to the new Security Update Guide website and the July 2024 Security Updates.

Known issues in this update

Symptom	Workaround
After installing the July 9, 2024, Windows security update, you might see a BitLocker recovery screen upon starting up your device. This screen does not commonly appear after a Windows update. You are more likely to face this issue if you have the Device Encryption option enabled in Settings under Privacy & Security > Device encryption. Because of this issue, you might be prompted to enter the recovery key from your Microsoft account to unlock your drive	This issue is addressed in KB5041782.

Symptom

Workaround

After installing the July 9, 2024, Windows security update, you might see a BitLocker recovery screen upon starting up your device. This screen does not commonly appear after a Windows update. You are more likely to face this issue if you have the Device Encryption option enabled in Settings under Privacy & Security > Device encryption. Because of this issue, you might be prompted to enter the recovery key from your Microsoft account to unlock your drive

This issue is addressed in KB5041782.

How to get this update

Before you install this update

Microsoft strongly recommends you install the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system before installing the latest cumulative update (LCU). SSUs improve the reliability of the update process to mitigate potential issues while installing the LCU and applying Microsoft security updates. For general information about SSUs, see Servicing stack updates and Servicing Stack Updates (SSU): Frequently Asked Questions.

If you are using Windows Update, the latest SSU (KB5040566) will be offered to you automatically. To get the standalone package for the latest SSU, search for it in the Microsoft Update Catalog.

Install this update

To install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.

Windows Update Business Catalog Server Update Services

Available	Next Step
Yes	None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update and Microsoft Update.

Available	Next Step
Yes	None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update for Business in accordance with configured policies.

Available	Next Step
Yes	To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Available

Next Step

Yes

This update will automatically sync with Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) if you configure Products and Classifications as follows:

Product: Windows 10

Classification: Security Updates

File information

For a list of the files that are provided in this update, download the file information for cumulative update 5040448.

July 9, 2024—KB5040448 (OS Build 10240.20710)

Highlights

Improvements

Known issues in this update

How to get this update

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