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    Posted on March 30, 2020 at 01:05 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    PATCH WATCH

    By Susan Bradley

    As the world hunkers down in response to the COVID crisis, so does Microsoft.

    On March 24, the company announced it would pause optional non-security patches (C/D-week updates), starting in May. I assume the April releases are already mostly baked.

    The primary purpose of C/D-week updates — aka “previews” — is to let enterprises test non-security fixes before the formal releases go out — typically, two or three weeks later.

    Microsoft will reportedly continue to ship the official monthly cumulative updates, but with this announcement, the company is clearly putting its focus on critical security patching. In effect, Microsoft is acknowledging that both it and its customers already have a lot on their plates.

    Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.12.0 (2020-03-30).

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