MS-DEFCON 3: Apply April patches but if you have Win7 or Server 2008 R2, read the fine print! @ AskWoody

MS-DEFCON 3: Apply April patches but if you have Win7 or Server 2008 R2, read the fine print!

Posted on April 27, 2018 at 10:55 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

If you waited until now to install this month’s patches, getting them should be easy. But if you jumped the gun and installed some or all of the Win7/Server 2008 R2 patches when they became available, a minefield of patching problems awaits.

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Windows Patches/Security April 2018 Black Tuesday, MS-DEFCON 3

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