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AskWoody_MVPNever heard of Epic and Puffin before
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abbodi86
AskWoody_MVPUpdates can fail installation for various reasons, how he verified the symlink was the cause?
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AskWoody_MVPMy reply was about a paragraph in the full article (Plus Newsletter)
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AskWoody_MVPThe CVEs notice about delayed Windows 10 updates was ment for Windows 10 LTSB 2015
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AskWoody_MVPTake Action: Out-of-band updates to address issues with local policy events in Active Directory group policy
Microsoft has identified an issue where audit logon/logoff events in the local policy of the Active Directory Group Policy might not show as enabled on the device even if they are enabled and working as expected. This can be observed in the Local Group Policy Editor or Local Security Policy, where local audit policies show the “Audit logon events” policy with security setting of “No auditing”. An out-of-band (OOB) update has been released today, April 11, 2025, to address this issue.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/release-health/windows-message-center#3520
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AskWoody_MVPQuick fix for Office 2016 msi
April 10, 2025, update for Office 2016 (KB5002623)
This update fixes the known issue in KB5002700 that causes Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Outlook to stop responding.
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AskWoody_MVPConsumers will get it via Store app “Microsoft.ConsumerESUApp_8wekyb3d8bbwe” which might be paid per device, or offer the option to purchase ESU within
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AskWoody_MVPFebruary 11, 2025 at 2:51 pm in reply to: USERS ONLY Standalone installer script for Windows 7 ESU, regardless the license #2747537 -
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AskWoody_MVPFebruary 5, 2025 at 4:47 pm in reply to: February 2025 Office non-Security updates have been released #2745693For what it worth, next patch tuesday security updates for Office 2016 msi are already early released in the Download Center since Monday
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AskWoody_MVPJanuary 14, 2025 at 4:00 pm in reply to: USERS ONLY Standalone installer script for Windows 7 ESU, regardless the license #2739521 -
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AskWoody_MVPNovember 28, 2024 at 5:26 am in reply to: USERS ONLY Standalone installer script for Windows 7 ESU, regardless the license #2720964.NET 4.8 KB5046258 is safe, but it’s quality update not security
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AskWoody_MVPNovember 19, 2024, update for Excel 2016 (KB4484305)
This update fixes an issue in which Excel add-ins that were enabled the last time that you used Excel might not load correctly when you open Excel.
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