Here's what we know about those 34 patches headed for the Automatic Update chute The official list of Windows Update patches was updated over the weekend to show that 34 patches rated “optional” are headed for the Automatic Update chute this Tuesday, April 21. No, it isn’t officially a Patch Tuesday. It’s not even a Fourth Tuesday. But at least we’re getting some advanced notice from Microsoft. Here’s what else I could find out about the expected patches: KB 2998097 is a hotfix from last October: “‘Specified account does not exist’ error message when domain users try to change their password in UPN format in a different domain.” KB 3003729 — no details. KB 3013531 — no details. KB 3013538 — no details. KB 3015696 — no details. KB 3020369 — no details. KB 3020370 — no details. KB 3021910 — no details. KB 3022345 — no details. KB 3033446 is a hotfix from March 10: “Wi-Fi connectivity issues or poor performance on CHT platform computers in Windows 8.1” KB 3036216 — no details. KB 3037924 is another hotfix from March 10: “You cannot do System Image Backup to Blu-ray media in Windows” KB 3038002 is another hotfix from March 10: “UHS-3 cards cannot be detected in Windows on Surface devices” KB 3038562 is a hotfix from March 12: “Cannot access DPAPI data after an administrator resets your password on a Windows Server 2012 R2-based domain controller.” Note that the KB article is already up to version 3. KB 3038701 — no details. KB 3042216 — no details. KB 3043812 — no details. KB 3044673 — no details. KB 3045645 — no details. KB 3045717 — no details. KB 3045719 — no details. KB 3045992 — no details. KB 3046480 — no details. KB 3046737 — no details. KB 3046743 — no details. KB 3047254 — no details. KB 3047255 — no details. KB 3047276 is a hotfix from April 14: “Update APN database entry for Cubic Mobile (Liechtenstein) and Verizon Wireless (US) in Windows 8.1.” KB article at version 2. KB 3047641 — no details. KB 3048043 — no details. KB 3048097 — no details. KB 3048100 — no details. KB 3048761 — no details. KB 3053946 — no details. For those Windows users with Automatic Update turned on, who automatically install optional updates, this could prove to be a rocky Tuesday. Related content opinion On a personal note... Woody Leonhard looks back a bit, looks ahead to retirement — and shares good news about who's picking up the Windows patching torch. By Woody Leonhard Nov 09, 2020 3 mins Small and Medium Business Computers Windows news analysis Get Microsoft's October patches installed — and seriously consider Win10 2004 Odd ancillary patches have their problems, but the mainstream October patches look pretty reliable. The big question: Is Win10 version 2004 up to your stability standards. I’m skeptical -- especially because it has few worthwhile improvements. By Woody Leonhard Oct 30, 2020 6 mins Small and Medium Business Microsoft Computers news analysis Microsoft Patch Alert: October 2020 The big news with this month’s patches – aside from the usual smorgasbord of strange errors – has more to do with the patches that are outside the regular cumulative update stream. Remarkably, we didn’t get any security fixes By Woody Leonhard Oct 22, 2020 189 mins Small and Medium Business Microsoft Office Microsoft news analysis With Patch Tuesday here, be sure Windows Update is paused With all the flotsam floating around, it’s easy to lose sight of Second Tuesdays. October’s arrives tomorrow and, with it, another round of Windows and Office patches. Take a minute to make sure you aren’t in the front lines, as eve By Woody Leonhard Oct 12, 2020 5 mins Small and Medium Business Microsoft Windows Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe