Microsoft Windows Security Updates December 2022 overview

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Microsoft released security and non-security updates for all client and server versions and editions of its Windows operating system on the December 2022 Patch Tuesday. The company released security updates for other Microsoft products as well today.



The security updates are already available via Windows Updates, update management systems such as WSUS, and as direct downloads from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

Our overview of the December 2022 Microsoft Patch Day includes information about the released cumulative updates, download links, information about known issues, support links and much more.

Tip: check out the November 2022 Patch Day overview here.

Microsoft Windows Security Updates: December 2022Here is a an Excel spreadsheet that lists the security updates that Microsoft released in December. Just click on the link to download it, as an archive, to your device: microsoft-windows-security-updates-december-2022

Executive Summary

• Windows 10 version 21H1 reached end of support today. There will be no future updates for the operating system.
  
• There will be only one more Patch Day for Windows 7 and 8/8.1 after the December 2022 Patch Tuesday.
  
• Microsoft designated Windows 10 version 22H2 for broad deployment.
  
• Microsoft released security advisory ADV220005 on Microsoft Signed Drivers Being Used Maliciously.
  
• The following client versions of Windows have known issues: Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 version 20H2, 21H1, 21H2 and 22H2, Windows 11 version 21H2 and 22H2
  The following server versions of Windows have known issues: Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012, 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, 2019 and 2022
  

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