Windows Server, Version 20H2 Build 19042.1706

Microsoft has released Windows 10 KB5013942 cumulative updates for versions 21H2, version 21H1, version 20H2, and 1909 to fix security vulnerabilities and resolve bugs.

This month’s update for Windows 10 fixed a number of issues, including a bug that delayed the startup time of the system by up to 40 minutes (not seconds). Some reports are now coming in that the May 2022 update itself can’t be installed on Windows 10. The installation issue is not a major concern, but it looks like the patch also broke apps for some folks.

After installing KB5013942, users are unable to launch Event Viewer. For those unaware, Windows Event Viewer is a tool for administrators to monitor log of apps and system messages, including errors, alerts, and warnings.

Microsoft has confirmed that it’s aware of an issue in KB5013942 where certain apps that rely on GPU might close unexpectedly or experience intermittent issues. This only affects a small number of apps, but we don’t have a list of apps said to be experiencing problems after the update.

May 10, 2022 KB5013942 (OS Builds 19042.1706, 19043.1706, and 19044.1706)
Windows 10, version 20H2, all editions Windows Server, version 20H2, all editions Windows 10, version 21H1, all editions Windows 10, version 21H2, all editions

Highlights
- Addresses security issues for your Windows operating system.
Improvements
This security update includes improvements that were a part of update KB5011831 (released April 25, 2022) and also addresses the following issues:
- This update contains miscellaneous security improvements to internal OS functionality. No additional issues were documented for this release.
Windows 10 servicing stack update - 19042.1704, 19043.1704, and 19044.1704
This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. Servicing stack updates (SSU) ensure that you have a robust and reliable servicing stack so that your devices can receive and install Microsoft updates.



Windows Server, version 2004 is a Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) Release. In our most recent Windows Server SAC releases, we’ve optimized for containers. In this release, we continued improving fundamentals for the core container platform such as performance and reliability. We’ve also worked with .NET team and PowerShell team and further optimized image size and performance for Server Core containers. We will share more details below. On container networking side, we implemented several improvements to allow for better scalability, robustness, and reliability. One example is additional changes and improvements to Direct Server Return (DSR).

Windows Server, version 20H2 is the next Semi-Annual Channel release of Windows Server, version 2004. This version focuses on reliability, performance, and other general improvements, but has no new features. Like other Semi-Annual Channel releases, it’s supported for 18 months after its release.

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Product: Windows Server
Version: 20H2 SAC (ACore without #GUI) Build 19042.1706.vb_release_svc_prod1.220429-2241 MSDN
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www. microsoft.com
Languages Supported: english
System Requirements: Windows *
Size: 3.6 Gb