Newsletter Archives

• MS-DEFCON 3: The June Windows and Office patches look safe, but Win7 users need to be wary

  Posted on July 2, 2018 at 08:37 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  The Win7 patches still have the oem<number>.inf bug that can bring down your Network Interface Card. Win7 users should also double-check that they’re no longer using Windows Defender.

  I still can’t recommend 1803, but I’ll be moving my production machines from 1703 to 1709 over the holiday.

  Full details in Computerworld Woody on Windows

  Windows Patches/Security June 2018 Black Tuesday, MS-DEFCON 3

• Patch Alert: Here’s where we stand with the June patches

  Posted on June 27, 2018 at 13:42 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  This month’s patches contained a few surprises and some significant bugs, but they were largely fixed around the end of June. The big problem: Despite Microsoft’s assurances, Windows 10 1803 isn’t ready for prime time.

  Full article in Computerworld Woody on Windows.

  Windows Patches/Security June 2018 Black Tuesday

• MS-DEFCON 2: Get auto update turned off — and watch out for SMBv1 blocking complications this month

  Posted on June 11, 2018 at 14:58 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  Patch Tuesday’s tomorrow. You know what that means.

  I’m moving us to MS-DEFCON 2: Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don’t do it.

  Computerworld Woody on Windows

  Windows Patches/Security June 2018 Black Tuesday, MS-DEFCON 2

• June 2018 Office Non-security updates have been released

  Posted on June 5, 2018 at 15:24 CDT by PKCano • Comment in the Forums

  June 2018 Office non-security Updates have been released by Microsoft on June 5, 2018.

  Just a reminder – these updates are NOT covered under May DEFCON-3. 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. They will still be here tomorrow, and next week (and next month, for that matter). Don’t be a Guinea pig!

  Office 2013

  Update for Microsoft OneDrive for Business (KB3178712)
  Update for Microsoft Project 2013 (KB4022171)
  Update for Microsoft Word 2013 (KB4022186)
  Update for Skype for Business 2015 (KB4022170)

  Office 2016

  Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4022156)
  Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4022158)
  Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4022159)
  Update for Microsoft Office 2016 (KB4022193)
  Update for Microsoft Office 2016 Language Interface Pack (KB4018370)
  Update for Microsoft OneDrive for Business (KB4011100)
  Update for Microsoft OneNote 2016 (KB4022163)
  Update for Microsoft Project 2016 (KB4022164)
  Update for Microsoft Word 2016 (KB4022175)
  Update for Skype for Business 2016 (KB4022155)

  There were no non-security listings this month for Office 2010.
  There were no non-security listings this month for Office 2007, which is out of support.
  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 June 2018 Black Tuesday, June 2018 Office updates, Office 2010, Office 2013, Office 2016, Office non-security updates