Newsletter Archives

• Four sets of .NET security patches in the past two weeks

  Posted on July 23, 2018 at 06:53 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  If you’ve been having problems with any of this month’s .NET security patches, you aren’t alone.

  I count four separate versions of the patches in less than two weeks. Many of them aren’t documented.

  Computerworld Woody on Windows.

  Windows Patches/Security KB 4340556, KB 4340557, KB 4340558, KB 4340559

• Microsoft just released 27 new security patches

  Posted on July 16, 2018 at 17:35 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  The Update Catalog lists 27 patches that were released on July 16 – that’s today.

  Right now, we have 151 security patches available for this month. This morning, the number stood at 129. If I take off my shoes, I think that means five patches (net) were pulled and not replaced.

  All active versions of Windows – Win10 1803, 1709, 1703, Win7, Win8.1, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012 – have new updates.

  KB 4018385, the buggy Office 2016 patch, was pulled and hasn’t been replaced.

  This month’s patches have been an unmitigated mess. DON’T PATCH.

  Computerworld Woody on Windows.

  And I just moved us to MS-DEFCON 1.

  Windows Patches/Security 0x80092004, 0xD1, July 2018 Black Tuesday, KB 4338818, KB 4340557, KB 4340558, KB 4345418, KB 4345419, KB 4345420, KB 4345421, KB 4345424, KB 4345459, Tcp port is already in use, W3SVC

• The Big Bug rollup: Many problems, few solutions, with bugs in the July Patch Tuesday crop

  Posted on July 12, 2018 at 07:46 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

  I can’t believe how many bugs we’re seeing in this month’s patches.

  Oh. Wait a sec. Yeah, I can believe it.

  If you’re applying Windows/Office updates as soon as they come out, you clearly don’t understand the situation.

  Computerworld Woody on Windows.

  Windows Patches/Security 0x80092004, delta update, July 2018 Black Tuesday, KB 2952664, KB 2976978, KB 4023057, KB 4132216, KB 4338419, KB 4338814, KB 4339420, KB 4340558, KB 4343669, Win10 1803