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Why do you recommend that people should change their DNS provider even if they are not having problems? My router is currently configured to get the DNS server address automatically from my ISP.

AlexEiffel and NightOwl – I am inclined to wait awhile before installing router updates as both of you suggest unless I can identify the update as being extremely critical. The release notes for my Netgear router are usually cryptic such as “security update” and nothing more.

Thanks for your replies.

Kirsty – Thanks for the reply. Michael Horowitz’s website is a great resource for all things related to router security.

Should router firmware updates be installed as soon as they become available? Or would it better to take a Woody DEFCON approach and wait a few weeks to allow time for the router firmware bugs, if any exist, to reveal themselves and get fixed by the manufacturer?

Elly – I just installed without any difficulties KB4022138 and my PowerPoint Viewer 2010 works fine. Thank you for your information.

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PKCano – Great comment about Trusted Installer and Windows Module Installer. I have observed on an old single core processor Windows 7 machine that CPU usage sometimes goes to 100% after a Windows update, drops back down to less than 10%, and then a few minutes later soars to 100% again. It can take quite a number of minutes for CPU usage to consistently stay at a low level.

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O. K. It is in the Microsoft Update Catalog. But is it safe to install?

Re: KB4022138 Security Update for Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2010 32-Bit Edition published 10/9/2018.

The above update is included in the list of updates reported by Windows Update on my Windows 7 machine. I can not find it on Susan Bradley’s October Master Patch List. Does anyone know if it is safe to install?

Thanks.

PKCano – O. K.  Thanks.  I thought that perhaps your use of capital and bold letters in “DO NOT restart” was meant to suggest that something unpleasant might happen if the computer was restarted prior to installing KB 4457144.

 

Why do you recommend that after installing KB3177467 users “DO NOT restart” before installing KB4457144?

I was simply trying to say (perhaps in a long-winded way) that for those who prefer to use Windows Update to obtain updates rather than downloading them manually from the catalog, they should still be able to get KB 3177467 using Windows Update if they first hide any pending updates.

When KB 3177467 was first released by Microsoft I recall at the time a discussion regarding servicing stack updates not being offered by Windows Update unless there were no other updates available.  My recollection is that even if other updates were available Windows 7 users could still get KB 3177467 by hiding the updates offered by Windows Update and then using Windows Update to check again for updates.  My recollection is that KB 3177467 would then be offered by Windows Update and users could install it.  After installation of the servicing stack update users could unhide the updates previously hidden so that they could be installed.

I guess I have been a very lucky Windows 7 user. Prior to uninstalling KB4099950 yesterday I had never before uninstalled a Windows update which is why I wasn’t quite sure how or if Windows Update would show an uninstallation.

Thanks for the info.

Re: Thanks to all, results of my Windows 7 April patching, and a question.

Background: I have always been in Group A, have never installed anything from the catalog, have never installed monthly previews, installed the January and February rollups but not the March rollup, and installed KB4099950 before April 17.

April patching: Yesterday I uninstalled KB4099950, using Windows Update installed KB4093118, and then rebooted. pci.sys shows up in six locations. In three locations, including c:\windows\system32\drivers, the version number is 6.1.7601.24056. I then installed Windows Defender updates, the Malicious Software Removal Tool, and various Office updates. All seems to be working quite normally.

Question: Although I uninstalled it and it no longer shows up in start>control panel>programs>view installed updates, KB4099950 still shows up as installed on April 10, the date I originally installed it, in the Windows Update history. Does the Windows Update history typically not indicate that an update has been uninstalled even it has been?

Thanks for the reply.

Four posts by Woody, abbodi86, and ch100 on April 26 (the day before Woody’s ComputerWorld article) starting here

https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/a-protocol-question-about-kb-4099950/#post-187620

seem to conclude that it is not necessary to uninstall KB4099950 before installing KB4093118.

I have always been in Group A, did not install the March rollup, and as of yet have not installed any version of KB4093118. I did install KB4099950 on April 10 and I am concerned, perhaps unduly, that uninstalling it may cause problems.