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PrintNightmare still a nightmare for patchers
Posted on September 13, 2021 at 02:41 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the ForumsPATCH WATCH
By Susan Bradley
As we start to ready ourselves for the September updates, we’re still haunted by the PrintNightmare issues from the August updates.
The good news for home users and consumers is that we haven’t seen the August updates triggering side effects with printers. For business users, there are still issues requiring vigilance.
Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.35.0 (2021-09-13).
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