Summary
This security update includes improvements and fixes in the functionality of Windows Server 2016 Technical Preview 5. It also resolves the following vulnerabilities in Windows:
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3182332 MS16-103: Security update for ActiveSyncProvider: August 9, 2016
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3182248 MS16-102: Security update for Microsoft Windows PDF library: August 9, 2016
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3178465 MS16-101: Security update for Windows authentication methods: August 9, 2016
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3178466 MS16-098: Security update for kernel mode drivers: August 9, 2016
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3177393 MS16-097: Security update for Microsoft Graphics Component: August 9, 2016
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3177358 MS16-096: Cumulative security update for Microsoft Edge: August 9, 2016
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3177356 MS16-095: Cumulative security update for Internet Explorer: August 9, 2016
Windows Server 2016 updates are cumulative. Therefore, this package contains all previously released fixes.
If you have installed previous updates, only the new fixes that are contained in this package will be downloaded and installed to your computer. If you are installing a Windows Server 2016 update package for the first time, the package for the x64 version is 324 MB.
How to get this update
Important If you install a language pack after you install this update, you must reinstall this update. Therefore, we recommend that you install any language packs that you need before you install this update. For more information, see Add language packs to Windows.
Method 1: Windows Update
This update will be downloaded and installed automatically.
Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog
To get the stand-alone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for installing this update.
Restart information
You must restart the computer after you apply this update.
Update replacement information
This update replaces the previously released update 3172989.
File Information
For a list of the files that are provided in this cumulative update, download the file information for cumulative update 3176494.
References
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