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In light of the recent WannaCry scare I was motivated to verify my Windows updates etc. & one thing I noticed in the Update History (via Control Panel) was a bunch of updates showing a “Failed” status.
Is there a way to… Continue reading Windows security updates; failed status; What can be done? [migrated]
Microsoft tells us, that there should be an update available.
When actually searching for it, only two hits show up and they are for windows 2000.
At the bottom of the article, they even promise a EasyFix (formerly FixIt), bu… Continue reading Who to update/restore Windows 7 trusted root certificate store
Each new feature update to Windows 10 introduces changes, most of them very slight, to the process of updating Windows 10. The recently released Creators Update has added a few tweaks to the process so here is a collection of resources to help you be… Continue reading Resources: Windows 10 Update Related Information and Links
Each new feature update to Windows 10 introduces changes, most of them very slight, to the process of updating Windows 10. The recently released Creators Update has added a few tweaks to the process so here is a collection of resources to help you be… Continue reading Resources: Windows 10 Update Related Information and Links
Anybody know what the KB numbers are for Windows 10 1607 64 bit and 64 bit for 1511? I am assuming these are them, can someone please verify this for me?
Also, for the Windows 1607 there is a cumulative update and delta upda… Continue reading MS Updates for MS17-010
Following the 2017 WannaCry attack against big institutions like the NHS or Telefónica did not apply the Microsoft security patches associated with EternalBlue and were forced to deal with a significant impact to their operations.
What’s a reasonable patch management strategy to avoid having this kind of exposure and what are some of the more worrisome side-effects applying patches on a frequent basis would have for the infrastructure of a big institution like the NHS?
Continue reading Patch management for avoiding issues like EternalBlue [on hold]
do Microsoft monthly quality security rollups include previous-monthly releases? For example, if you skip march rollup and install april’s?
Continue reading Do MS monthly security rollups include previous monthly rollups?
There has been a recently discovered remote code execution in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine that had the potential to allow an attacker to completely take over affected computers. This has been fixed by Microsoft in an update to the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine in affected programs. This will automatically apply, … Continue reading → Continue reading remote code execution in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine CVE-2017-0290
Microsoft is ready to wrap up support for the initial release of Windows 10 that was made available back in July 2015.
read more Continue reading Windows 10 Version 1507 Receives Final System Updates During May Patch Tuesday
Microsoft is ready to wrap up support for the initial release of Windows 10 that was made available back in July 2015.
read more Continue reading Windows 10 Version 1507 Receives Final System Updates During May Patch Tuesday