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• MS-DEFCON 4 – all clear to install updates

  Posted on December 28, 2020 at 08:16 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  Well it’s time to close the year and the month on patching.  If you haven’t already done so, install them now and get ready to say goodbye to Adobe Flash.

  More on Computerworld.

  Windows Patches/Security December 2020 Black Tuesday, MS-DEFCON 4, Patch Lady Posts

• MS-Defcon 2 – Here comes December

  Posted on December 8, 2020 at 12:28 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  Microsoft is out with their December releases.  The blog post today focuses on something that a LOT of us complained about last month:  The lack of information that was lost in the new format.  We’ll have to see if they provide ENOUGH info this month.

  Remember the Server only fixes Kerberos that were in those out of band Catalog update only patches are included in the December releases.

  My biggest surprise?

  WHY are we still getting Office 2010 updates when it is officially out of support as of October 2020?

  More in ComputerWorld.   Full patch lists coming this weekend in the newsletter.  In the meantime what are your experiences?  Stay tuned.

   

  Windows Patches/Security December 2020 Black Tuesday, MS-DEFCON 2, Patch Lady Posts

• December 2020 Office non-Security Updates have been released

  Posted on December 1, 2020 at 14:19 CST by PKCano • Comment in the Forums

  The December 2020 Office non-Security updates have been released Tuesday, December 1, 2020. They are not included in the DEFCON-4 approval for the November 2020 patches. Unless you have a specific need to install them, you should wait until Susan Bradley (Patch Lady) approves them and any problems have been reported.

  Remember, Susan’s patching sequence and recommendations are based on a business environment that has IT support and may have time constraints on the updating process. Consumer patching should be more cautious due to limited technical and mechanical resources. The latter is the reason for the AskWoody DEFCON system.

  Office 2016
  Update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB4486745)
  Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4486746)
  Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4486747)
  Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4486668)
  Update for Microsoft Project 2016 (KB4486749)
  Update for Microsoft Publisher 2016 (KB4484334)
  Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4486716)
  Update for Microsoft Visio 2016 (KB4486709)
  Update for Microsoft Word 2016 (KB4486756)

  There were no non-security listings for Office 2010 (which reached EOS on October 13, 2020) nor for Office 2013.
  On April 10, 2018, Office 2013 reached End of Mainstream Support. Extended Support will end for Office 2013 on April 11, 2023.
  Office 2016 also reached  End of Mainstream Support on October 13, 2020. EOS for Office 2016 is October 14, 2025.

  Updates are for the .msi version (persistent). Office 365 and C2R are not included.

  Security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Office are released on the second Tuesday of the month (Patch Tuesday).

  Office Patches/Security December 2020 Black Tuesday, December 2020 Office non-security, Office 2010, Office 2013, Office 2016

• MS-Defcon 2 – Get ready to pause for Dec

  Posted on December 1, 2020 at 12:20 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  It’s time to put the pause (or defer) for your updates.  It’s the first Tuesday of the month and non security Office updates are out – PK has them listed here.

  More in Computerworld!

  Windows Patches/Security December 2020 Black Tuesday, MS-DEFCON 2, Patch Lady Posts