• MS-DEFCON 2: 2004 is out of support

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    ISSUE 19.18.1 • 2022-05-05
    MS-DEFCON 2

    By Susan Bradley

    Check your Windows version, then update accordingly.

    I regularly come across PCs that are running old, out-of-support versions of Windows because they aren’t on the Web long enough to be “serviced” by Windows Update. For example, there are two Surface laptops in my office that are used by people on cellular connections. As a result of sporadic use, they never get a feature update.

    Just the other day, I realized they were running Windows 10 2004 and thus no longer were getting security updates, a serious matter.

    Anyone can read the full MS-DEFCON Alert (19.18.1, 2022-05-05).