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KB4048960 is an important security update for Windows 10, version 1709. The update addresses several security vulnerabilities and issues, and it is recommended that users apply it as soon as possible to ensure their systems are protected.

For more technical details, you can visit the Microsoft Update Catalog to see the specific versions and architectures supported.

Because this was a before final optimization, users reported: kb4048960

: Addressed vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Search, Windows Kernel, and Windows SMB Server.

The update is available through Windows Update and can be installed manually or automatically, depending on the system configuration. KB4048960 is an important security update for Windows

Custom VB6 applications, older versions of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS), and classic ASP websites.

KB4048960 is a security update released by Microsoft in October 2017. This report provides an overview of the update, its significance, and the issues it addresses. Because this was a before final optimization, users

| Issue | Status | |-------|--------| | (performance counter calibration errors) | Fixed in KB4053579 (December 2017) | | Incompatibility with certain antivirus drivers causing CRITICAL STRUCTURE CORRUPTION bugcheck | Required AV vendors to set a registry key: REG_DWORD "MinVmVersionForCpuBasedMitigations" = 1 | | Blue screen with 0x0000003B on systems with older AMD Carrizo/Bristol Ridge CPUs | Workaround: Disable branch prediction hardening via registry |