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• February 2022 Patch Tuesday early reports

  Posted on February 8, 2022 at 12:31 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  It’s that time of the month again that we wait on news of update side effects. It’s my philosophy that you shouldn’t rush into anything and patching (with very few exceptions) falls into that as well.

  This month includes patches for Print spooler (ugh) but it remains to be seen if we’ll see more printer side effects.

  So ensure you have (for Windows 10/11) start/settings/update and security/advanced options/pause updates/choose the date of February 22 and then sit back and let’s see how February shakes out. In the meantime here’s a Valentine’s day poem from Kelley Robinson:

  Roses are red
  Violets are blue
  Turning on 2FA
  Is good for me and you

  Links to keep an eye on for those of you that want to dig through the weeds yourself – but as always we’ll be recapping the side effects in the newsletter and Master patch list so you don’t have to wade through all of the weedy stuff.

  Raw link from MSRC
  Dustin Child’s Security update review
  SANS patch recap
  Patch Tuesday dashboard
  Reddit’s Patch Tuesday megathread (lots and lots to dig through)

   

  Windows Patches/Security, Windows Security February 2022 Black Tuesday

• February 2022 Office non-Security Updates have been released

  Posted on February 1, 2022 at 12:49 CST by PKCano • Comment in the Forums

  The February 2022 Office non-Security updates have been released Tuesday, Feb 1, 2022. They are not included in the DEFCON-4 approval for the January 2022 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 Microsoft Office 2016 (KB5002138)

  Office 2013
  Update for Microsoft Office 2013 (KB5002151)

  There were non-security listings for Office 2013 and Office 2016.
  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 (perpetual). 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 February 2022 Black Tuesday, February 2022 Office non-Security patches, Office 2013, Office 2016