Microsoft has released cumulative update for the latest Windows Server, version 2004 SAC. KB4579311 (OS Build 19041.572) brings a number of updated highlights, improvements and security fixes.

October 13, 2020 - KB4579311 (OS Build 19041.572)

Highlights
- Updates to improve security when using Microsoft Office products.
- Updates for verifying usernames and passwords.
- Updates to improve security when Windows performs basic operations.
Improvements and fixes
This security update includes quality improvements. Key changes include:
- Addresses an issue with a possible elevation of privilege in win32k.
- Addresses an issue with the Group Policy service that might recursively delete critical files in alphabetic order from %systemroot%\system32. This issue occurs when a policy has been configured to delete cached profiles. These file deletions might cause stop error "0x5A (CRITICAL_SERVICE_FAILED)" boot failures.
- Addresses an issue with creating null ports using the user interface.
- Security updates to Windows App Platform and Frameworks, Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Media, Windows Fundamentals, Windows Authentication, Windows Virtualization, and Windows Kernel.

Windows Server, version 2004 is a Semi-Annual Channel (SAC) Release. In our most recent Windows Server SAC releases, we've optimized for containers. In this release, we continued improving fundamentals for the core container platform such as performance and reliability. We've also worked with .NET team and PowerShell team and further optimized image size and performance for Server Core containers. We will share more details below. On container networking side, we implemented several improvements to allow for better scalability, robustness, and reliability. One example is additional changes and improvements to Direct Server Return (DSR).

Quick guide on installing Windows Server 2004.

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Product: Windows Server
Version: 2004 SAC build 19041.572 *
Supported Architectures: x64
Website Home Page : www. microsoft.com
Language: multilanguage *
System Requirements: PC **
Size: 9.2 Gb

* release info:

SW_DVD9_Win_Server_STD_CORE_2004.5_64Bit_English_SAC_DC_STD_MLF_X22-41173.iso
SW_DVD9_Win_Server_STD_CORE_2004.5_64Bit_Russian_SAC_DC_STD_MLF_X22-41186.iso

mu_windows_server_version_2004_language_pack_x64_dvd_bebdb89a.iso *
en_windows_server_version_2004_features_on_demand_x64_dvd_9d6b11a8.iso **

* You can add languages and regional support to Windows Server, version 2004.

You can install LIPs over any edition of Windows Server, version 2004, but they provide a translated version of only the most widely used dialog boxes, menu items, and help content. To install a LIP, you will need to have the required parent language installed on your PC.

Windows Server, version 2004 installations start with at least one language pack and its language components. You can add:

Language Interface Packs (LIPs): Partially-localized language pack. Requires a base language pack. In Windows Server, version 2004, LIPs are delivered as .cab files, for example, C:\Languages\es-ES\lp.cab.



** When you add a language pack to a Windows 10 or Windows Server image, you can also add Language Features on Demand (FODs) to enable additional functionality.

** System requirements:

Minimum:
- Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor or SoC
- RAM: 2 gigabyte (GB) for 64-bit
- Hard disk space: 32 GB for 64-bit OS
- Graphics card: DirectX 9 or later with WDDM 1.0 driver
- Display: 800 x 600, a minimum diagonal display size for the primary display of 7-inches or larger.