Each cumulative update includes the changes and fixes from all previous updates.

While we're focusing this guide on Windows 10, the same concept shown here works to download and install updates on previous versions of the operating system, including Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. Both Windows client and Windows Server use the cumulative update mechanism, in which many fixes to improve the quality and security of Windows are packaged into a single update. This update is cumulative and contains all previously released security improvements. Security Improvements There are no new security improvements in this release. If you install a patch that is not working correctly, you can always use our guide to uninstall a problematic update. .NET Framework 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 Summary This article describes the Cumulative Update for 3.5, 4.8 and 4.8.1 for Windows 10 Version 22H2. It's worth pointing out that even though sometimes updates won't get through because of a problem on your computer, there will be other times when an update won't show up because it's not compatible with your system. Additionally, alongside cumulative updates, you can also download the latest updates for certain device drivers, and Surface updates. The Microsoft Update Catalog website works best using Internet Explorer, but recent changes that removes ActiveX requirement now allows users to access the site using Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

Windows cumulative updates