October 25, 2022-KB5018857 Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 for Windows 10 Version 21H1

Release Date:October 25, 2022

Version: .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1

Summary

This article describes the Cumulative Update for 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 for Windows 10 Version 21H1.

Security Improvements

There are no new security improvements in this release. This update is cumulative and contains all previously released security improvements.

Quality and Reliability Improvements

For a list of improvements that were released with this update, please see the article links in the Additional Information section of this article.

Microsoft is not currently aware of any issues in this update.

The following articles contain additional information about this update as it relates to individual product versions.

5018329 Description of the Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8 for Windows 10, version 20H2, Windows 10 Version 21H1, Windows 10 Version 21H2 and Windows 10 Version 22H2 (KB5018329)
5018332 Description of the Cumulative Update Preview for .NET Framework 3.5 and 4.8.1 for Windows 10, version 20H2, Windows 10 Version 21H1, Windows 10 Version 21H2 and Windows 10 Version 22H2 (KB5018332)

Release Channel	Available	Next Step
Windows Update and Microsoft Update	Yes	None. This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update.
Windows Update for Business	No	None. These changes will be included in the next security update to this channel. For more information about Windows Update for Business go to the Windows Update for Business website.
Microsoft Update Catalog	Yes	To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)	No	You can import this update into WSUS manually. See the Microsoft Update Catalog for instructions.