Kb4048960

: Addressed vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Graphics Component, Windows Search, Windows Kernel, and Windows SMB Server.

If you are managing a legacy environment still affected by this specific update, there are three primary ways to address the issue:

Microsoft eventually released "Emergency" out-of-band updates to patch the patch. For Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2, the resolving update is . Installing this newer KB restores functionality to the Jet Database Engine without requiring you to sacrifice the security improvements found in KB4048960. 2. The Registry Workaround kb4048960

For more technical details, you can visit the Microsoft Update Catalog to see the specific versions and architectures supported.

Adjusting the Win32 key to point to an older, cached version of the Msjet40.dll (not recommended for production security). 3. Uninstallation Installing this newer KB restores functionality to the

“After installing this update, you may experience decreased performance in I/O intensive applications. Further optimizations will follow in future releases.”

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Jet\4.0\Engines\Excel\ Adjusting the Win32 key to point to an

As a last resort, the update can be uninstalled via the Command Prompt: wusa /uninstall /kb:4048960 Use code with caution.

Because this was a before final optimization, users reported: