Installing either update installs the security fixes that are listed here. This Security Monthly Quality Rollup also includes improvements and fixes from previous monthly rollups.

Installing either update installs the security fixes that are listed here. This Security Monthly Quality Rollup also includes improvements and fixes from previous monthly rollups.

If you use update management processes other than Windows Update, and you automatically approve all security updates classifications for deployment, both this November 2016 Security Only Quality Update 3197876 and the November 2016 Security Monthly Quality Rollup 3197877 are deployed.

This article describes the monthly quality rollup for Windows Server 2012 that's dated November 2016.

This article describes the monthly quality rollup for Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 that's dated November 2016.

After you install this update, you may have to restart your system. A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft.

Learn more about this cumulative security update, including improvements, any known issues, and how to get the update. NOTE For information about the various types of Windows updates, such as critical, security, driver, service packs, and so on, please see the following article.

To learn more about the non-security improvements and fixes in this update, see the November 15, 2016—KB3197878 (Preview of Monthly Rollup) entry in the Windows Server 2012 update history.

Resolves vulnerabilities and includes improvements and fixes in the functionality of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.

Resolves vulnerabilities and includes improvements and fixes in the functionality of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.