Microsoft rolls out an optional Windows 10 update to wrap up November

The holidays have slowed down Windows 10 updates, but there’s still one to grab this week.

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What you need to know

Microsoft just released an optional update for Windows 10 that brings systems to builds 19041.1382, 19042.1382, 19043.1382, or 19044.1382 depending on the version of Windows that a PC is on. The update fixes several issues, including a bug that might cause the 32-bit version of Excel to stop working when exporting a PDF.

Here are thehighlights from the update:

You can grab the build now through theMicrosoft Update Catalogor by searching for optional updates in the Windows Settings app.

Microsoft notes that there won’t be a preview release for the month of December 2021 due to the holidays. There will still be a security release in December 2021. Microsoft will resume its normal release schedule in January 2022.

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