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October 14, 2025—KB5066791 (OS Builds 19044.6456 and 19045.6456)​

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10/14/2025

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OS Builds 19044.6456 and 19045.6456
Windows Secure Boot certificate expiration
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Change log​

Summary​

This article lists the security issues and quality improvements included in this security update.
Windows 10, version 21H2Windows 10, version 22H2
Applies to: Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC 2021 and Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021
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This security update includes fixes and quality improvements that are part of the following updates:

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The following is a summary of the issues that this update addresses when you install this update. If there are new features, it lists them as well. The bold text within the brackets indicates the item or area of the change we are documenting.
[Input and Composition]

• Fixed: An issue with the Chinese Input Method Editor (IME). Private Unicode characters were shown incorrectly and did not meet GB18030 standard.
• Fixed: An issue that affects USER32 Edit controls. Surrogate pairs appear as empty boxes when text fields reach their length limit.

[Windows Remote Management (WinRM)]

• Fixed: An issue that affects PowerShell Remoting and WinRM in which commands time out after 600 seconds.

[Licensing]

• New! This update introduces a servicing stack update (SSU) which incorporates an updated certificate chain to improve Azure environment validation. For more information, see the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. section.

[Fax modem driver]

• This update removes the ltmdm64.sys driver. Fax modem hardware dependent on this specific driver will no longer work in Windows.

[Cryptography]

• This update enforces a security hardening improvement by requiring use of Key Storage Provider (KSP) instead of Cryptographic Service Provider {CSP) for RSA-based smart card certificates. If you experience problems with smart card authentication as a result of this design change, see the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. for resolution steps. For additional details, see You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

If you installed earlier updates, only the new updates contained in this package will be downloaded and installed on your device.
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Known issues in this update​

We are currently not aware of any issues with this update.

Windows 10 servicing stack update (KB5066790) - versions 19044.6449 and 19045.6449​

Microsoft now combines the latest servicing stack update (SSU) for your operating system with the latest cumulative update (LCU). SSUs improve the reliability of the update process to mitigate potential issues while installing updates.
This update makes quality improvements to the servicing stack, which is the component that installs Windows updates. To learn more about SSUs, see You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. and You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now..

• This servicing stack update (SSU) includes enhanced logic to verify whether a device is hosted on Azure, leveraging an updated certificate chain for validation.
  To ensure seamless installation of future updates on Azure-hosted devices, it is strongly recommended to install this latest SSU prior to applying any additional updates.
  Additionally, please ensure that the device can access the required certificate update domains to successfully download and install certificate updates. For more information, refer to:
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How to get this update​

Before you install this update
Important You must have the latest servicing stack update (SSU) installed. Not installing the latest SSU before applying Windows updates might result in the Windows update not being offered until the latest SSU is installed.
Based on your installation scenario, choose one of the following:

1. For offline OS image servicing:
   If your image does not have the July 25, 2023 (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.) or later LCU, you must install the special standalone October 13, 2023 SSU (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.) before installing this update.
2. For Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) deployment or when installing the standalone package from Microsoft Update Catalog:
   If your devices do not have the May 11, 2021 (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.) or later LCU, you must install the special standalone August 10, 2021 SSU (You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.) before installing this update.

Install this update
To install this update, use one of the following Windows and Microsoft release channels.
Windows UpdateBusinessUpdate CatalogServer Update Services

Available	Next Step
	This update will be downloaded and installed automatically from Windows Update and Microsoft Update.

If you want to remove the LCU
To remove the LCU after installing the combined SSU and LCU package, use the You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. command line option with the LCU package name as the argument. You can find the package name by using this command: DISM /online /get-packages.
Running You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. (wusa.exe) with the /uninstall switch on the combined package will not work because the combined package contains the SSU. You cannot remove the SSU from the system after installation.
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