KB4586853 update fixes a lot of common issues that recently propped up. Here are the direct download links for the KB4586853 offline installer.
Due to the holiday season and other stuff happening all over the world, Microsoft chose to release far fewer updates this month (December 2020). In keeping with that, Microsoft released the first update of this month for both the v2004 and v20H2 versions. The KB4586853 update is mainly intended for fixing some of the most common bugs. For example, this update fixes the issue where the Media Creation tool will completely re-install Windows rather than doing an in-place update when selected the “Upgrade” and “Nothing” option.
In addition to that, the KB4586853 also comes with other fixes like the touch keyboard issues, USB 3.0 issues, desktop wallpaper issues, language input problems, File Explorer problems, etc.
One thing to keep in mind is that the KB4586853 is a non-security update. This means that you don’t have to install it right away. If you are unsure of the update stability, I recommend waiting a week or so before installing KB4586853. That way, if there are any system breaking bugs, they will ironed out.
Like with almost any Windows update, you can install the KB4586853 update from the Settings app. If you want to install the update on an offline machine or if the automatic Windows update is acting up, you can manually download the KB4586853 offline installer. You will find the KB4586853 offline installer download links below.
Download KB4586853 Offline Installer
To make things easier for you, I found the direct download links for KB4586853 for both Windows 10 32-bit and 64-bit systems. Depending on your system type, download the update using the below links and install it like any other Windows software. After installing, restart the system and you are good to go.
For v20H2:
KB4586853 x86 (32-bit) offline installer (download size: 119.1 MB)
KB4586853 x64 (64-bit) offline installer (download size: 363.4 MB)
For v2004:
KB4586853 x86 (32-bit) offline installer (download size: 119.1 MB)
KB4586853 x64 (64-bit) offline installer (download size: 363.4 MB)
If you want KB4586853 download links for Windows Server, ARM64 based systems, or some other version then go to the Microsoft update catalog website to find the appropriate links. All you have to do is click on the Download button next to the appropriate version.
KB4586853 Changelog
- Updates Internet Explorer’s About dialog to use the standard modern dialog.
- Addresses an issue that causes Narrator to stop responding after you unlock a device if Narrator was in use before you locked the device.
- Addresses an issue that fails to display the local account groups in the localized language even after you deploy the language pack.
- Addresses an issue that prevents a user from finding certain Microsoft Xbox consoles on a Windows device.
- Addresses an issue that displays a black screen to Windows Virtual Desktop (WVD) users when they attempt to sign in.
- Addresses an issue with a certain COM API that causes a memory leak.
- Addresses an issue that fails to display the Microsoft Xbox Game Bar app controls on supported monitors. This issue occurs in certain Microsoft DirectX® 9.0 (DX9) games that are running with Variable Refresh Rate enabled on these monitors.
- Addresses an issue that prevents the touch keyboard from opening in Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps when USB devices are connected.
- Addresses an issue with USB 3.0 hubs. A device connected to the hub might stop working when you set the device to hibernate or restart the device.
- Addresses an issue that crops the touch keyboard when you use a Remote Desktop Connection on a device that has a different screen resolution.
- Addresses an issue with excessive network traffic that occurs when you use the Open File dialog box in File Explorer and browse to a shared folder that has the Previous Version feature available.
- Addresses an issue that causes the ImmGetCompositionString() function to return the full-width Hiragana when using the Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) for Japanese instead of returning the half-width Katakana.
- Addresses an issue that prevents JumpList items from functioning. This occurs when you create them using the Windows Runtime (WinRT) Windows.UI.StartScreen API for desktop applications that are packaged in the MSIX format.
- Addresses an issue that prevents applications from receiving the Shift and Ctrl keystroke events when the Bopomofo, Changjie, or Quick Input Method Editors (IME) are in use.
- Addresses an issue that randomly changes the input focus of edit controls when using the Japanese IME or the Chinese Traditional IME.
- Addresses an issue that prevents you from signing in on certain servers. This occurs when you enable a Group Policy that forces the start of a computer session to be interactive.
- Addresses an issue that fails to set the desktop wallpaper as configured by a GPO when you specify the local background as a solid color.
- Addresses an issue with the Microsoft Pinyin IME that unexpectedly dismisses the candidate pane when you type certain phrases.
- Addresses an issue that fails to send the Shift keyup event to an application when you use the Japanese IME.
- Addresses an issue that renders Kaomoji incorrectly on the emoji panel.
- Addresses an issue that makes the touch keyboard unstable in the Mail app.
- Addresses an issue that enters unexpected characters, such as half-width Katakana, when you type a password while the IME is in Kana input mode.
- Addresses an issue that might fail to pair certain MIDI devices that connect using Bluetooth Low Energy (LE).
- Addresses a runtime error that causes Visual Basic 6.0 (VB6) to stop working when duplicate windows messages are sent to WindowProc().
- Addresses an issue that generates a 0x57 error when the wecutil ss /c: command is used to update an Event Forwarding subscription.
- Addresses an issue that causes applications to fail when they call the LookupAccountSid() API. This occurs after migrating accounts to a new domain whose name is shorter than the name of the previous domain.
- Addresses an issue in which loading a Code Integrity Policy causes PowerShell to leak a large amount of memory.
- Addresses an issue that causes a system to stop working during startup. This occurs when the CrashOnAuditFail policy is set to 1 and command-line argument auditing is turned on.
- Addresses an issue that causes the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Group Policy application to stop working when you are editing the Group Policy Security settings. The error message is, “MMC cannot initialize the snap-in.”
- Addresses an issue that fails to free a system’s non-paged pool and requires a restart of the system. This occurs when running 32-bit applications with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) mode enabled.
- Addresses an issue that might prevent updates from installing and generates an “E_UNEXPECTED” error.
- Addresses an issue that causes the “I forgot my Pin” functionality on the lock screen to fail. This failure occurs if the user has signed in using a username and password and the DontDisplayLastUserName or HideFastUserSwitching policy settings are enabled.
- Addresses an issue that prevents access to Azure Active Directory (AD) using the Google Chrome browser because of a Conditional Access policy error.
- Improves the visual quality of Windows Mixed Reality headsets that run in lower resolution mode.
- Extends Microsoft Defender for Endpoint support to new regions.
- Enables a new Hardware-enforced Stack Protection feature called shadow stacks on supported hardware. This update allows applications to opt in to user-mode shadow stack protection, which helps harden backward-edge control-flow integrity and prevents return-oriented programming-based attacks.
- Addresses an issue in the Microsoft Remote Procedure Call (RPC) runtime that causes the Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) service to stop responding. This issue generates log events for DFS Replication (5014), RPC (1726), and no reconnection (5004) for a default timeout of 24 hours with no replication.
- Adds the touch keyboard to the allowed apps list, and it now works in multi-app assigned access mode.
- Addresses an issue that prevents the PDF24 app, version 9.1.1, from opening .txt files.
- Addresses an issue that might cause a non-paged pool memory leak in some scenarios.
- Addresses an issue that allows an app that has been blocked from hydrating files to continue hydrating files in some cases.
- Addresses an issue that might cause a memory leak in bindflt.sys when copying files in a container scenario.
- Addresses an issue with Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) that fails to submit Certificate Transparency (CT) logs when they are enabled.
- Addresses an issue in which cluster validation tests internal switches that are not for cluster use and re-communication.
- Addresses an issue that causes stop error 0x27 when you attempt to sign in to a device that is not in a domain using credentials for a device that is in the domain.
- Addresses an issue with the Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME) for Japanese or Chinese languages, which might cause issues when attempting various tasks. You might have issues with input, receive unexpected results, or might not be able to enter text.
That is it.
