Here's what's new for Windows 7 and 8.1 this Patch Tuesday

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If you look at your calendars today, you may notice that it's the second Tuesday of August, and that means it's time for this month's Patch Tuesday from Microsoft. As usual, every supported version of Windows is getting updates, and that includes Windows 8.1. Windows 7 is no longer support for most users, but if you're paying for Extended Security Updates (ESU), you can still get updates for a few more years.
 
As usual, there are two types of updates going out - a monthly rollup update and a security-only update. The monthly rollup updates are usually installed automatically on supported devices, but the security-only updates need to be downloaded manually.

For Windows 8.1, the monthly rollup update is KB4571703, and it can be downloaded manually here. Here's what's new:

• Addresses an issue that prevents you from installing some .msi apps. This occurs when a device is managed by a Group Policy that redirects the AppData folder to a network folder.
  
• Addresses an issue in Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps that allows single sign-on authentication when an app does not have the Enterprise Authentication capability. With the release of CVE-2020-1509, UWP applications might begin prompting the user for credentials.
  
• Addresses an issue in Microsoft Edge IE Mode when opening multiple documents from a SharePoint site.
  
• Addresses an issue in Microsoft Edge IE Mode that occurs when you browse using anchor links.
  
• Addresses an issue with loading Browser Helper Objects in Microsoft Edge IE Mode.
  
• Addresses an issue where certain applications that rely on the JScript Scripting Engine become unresponsive under load.
  
• Security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Windows Graphics, Windows Media, Windows Shell, Windows Cloud Infrastructure, Windows Authentication, Windows Kernel, Windows Hybrid Cloud Networking, Windows Peripherals, Windows Network Security and Containers, Windows Storage and Filesystems, Windows File Server and Clustering, Windows Hybrid Storage Services, Windows SQL components, Microsoft Scripting Engine, and Windows Remote Desktop.
  

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