Microsoft has released a new Cumulative Update Pack (CU) for SharePoint Server 2019. This is the 3rd CU released since the product was made generally available last year. Cumulative update provides fixes and enhancements for the product which is a great benefit for any organization. However, it’s always recommended to try the update in a dedicated environment before installing them in production farms.
Important: Its mandatory to install both (Language Independent and language Dependent) packages to to fully patch a SharePoint Server environment. This is because, each SharePoint installation includes Language Dependent and Independent components.
The KB article for January 2019 CU will be available at the following Location in a couple of hours:
- KB 4461634 – January 2019 Update for SharePoint Server 2019 (language independent) – This is also a security update!
- KB 4461514 – January 2019 Update for SharePoint Server 2019 (language dependent)
- KB 4461633 – January 2019 Update for Office Online Server 2019 – This is also a security update!
The download for January 2019 CU is available through the following link:
- Download January 2019 Update for SharePoint Server 2019 (language independent) – This is also a security update!
- Download January 2019 Update for SharePoint Server 2019 (language dependent)
- Download January 2019 Update for Office Online 2019 – This is also a security update!
After installing the CUs you must run the SharePoint 2019 Products Configuration Wizard on each machine in the farm and restart them to effect the changes. If you prefer to run the command line version psconfig.exe you better have a look here for the appropriate options.
SharePoint 2019 January 2019 CU Build Numbers are: Your farm should show these numbers after successful application of the update, so ensure the numbers are reflected.
Language independent fix: 16.0.10340.12101
Language dependent fix: 16.0.10340.12100
Microsoft Cloud Infrastructure Technical Journal 