Yesterday, we are releasing the October 2020 Cumulative Update Preview Updates for .NET Framework.

Quality and Reliability

This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements.

SQL

• Addressed an issue in System.Data.SqlClient where querying string columns would fail if the database had a Kazakh collation.

WPF1

• Addressed a regression from a previous update, arising when two HostVisual elements disconnect at the same time.
• Addressed a crash and/or hang when typing into a TextBox in a WPF app, when the OS feature “use text cursor indicator” is enabled.

1 Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)

Getting the Update

The Cumulative Update Preview is available via Windows Update and Microsoft Update Catalog.

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