MS-DEFCON 2: Check to make sure Automatic Update is turned off @ AskWoody

MS-DEFCON 2: Check to make sure Automatic Update is turned off

Posted on April 9, 2013 at 23:07 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

We have a few security bulletins coming down the pike. None of them look very impressive, but we should know more in a few hours.

Take this opportunity to make sure you have Windows Automatic Update turned off.

Up we go to MS-DEFCON 2: Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don’t do it.

Windows Patches/Security April 2013 Black Tuesday

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