Revision Note: V1.1 (October 13, 2015): Advisory revised to announce that the Default Cipher Suite Prioritization update (3042058), originally released May 12, 2015 via the Microsoft Download Center (DLC) only, is now also available via Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services...
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Last week, Yusuf Mehdi announced the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, our latest feature update for Windows 10. Today, we’re excited to share that the update is available to customers. This post will provide details on the April 2018 Update rollout plan, including information on our new...
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Due a 'publishing problem' some users experienced problems after installing recent updates. This has now been rectified with details below:
"Microsoft is aware of a publishing issue with the October 10th, 2017 monthly security updates for Windows 10 version1703 (KB4041676) and version 1607...
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Microsoft have recently identified issues with high cpu and high memory usage in certain Windows 10 builds (1703 isn't affected... Yet. ).
Builds which are affected are: Windows 10 version's 1607, 1511, and 1507.
Apparently this is down to recent updates which are named in the quote's below...
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Hi,
I have a Windows Server 2016 running and I need some help to secure it.
I run this things on the server:
Plex media server
Transmission Downloader
Running VM's trough Hyper-V (manage from the client)
SMB Share inside the LAN (offline files)
I'll add this to the server in the future...
Microsoft is to release non security updates monthly instead of Patch Tuesday. This for both Windows 7 SP1 and 8.1:
To obtain these updates one has to visit Microsoft Update Catalog which means you'll need to use IE although later in the year this is being changed so all browsers can be used...
I am seeing quite a few "Optional" updates for Windows 10. Some of those are related to the Update process.
I realize they may just be realigning the Update servers or some necessary change in order to keep the update process working, but are they doing more?
Making changes to the Update...
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A little titbit for the "Microsoft/Windows" basher to jump in and bash some more.
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Microsoft on Tuesday suspended serving Windows 8.1 Update to businesses that rely on WSUS (Windows Server Update Services), saying that a bug would prevent devices from recognizing future...
Wsus is what Microsoft calls its updating service and you can use it to download a local copy of their updates for any Microsoft software including all the service packs. A single person with only one machine is better off doing things the normal way but if you have a couple extra machines and...
Original release date: September 10, 2013
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Microsoft Office
Internet Explorer
Overview
Select Microsoft software products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Microsoft has released updates to address these...
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Hi all
I have run into a very strange problem. My company desktops update via WSUS - they are mostly Win7 machines but we have a few WinXP too. Recently all desktops are running a scandisk when powered on...its as if their file structure is corrupted. Going into their...
Original release date: March 12, 2013
Systems Affected
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Server Software
Microsoft Silverlight
Overview Select Microsoft software products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Microsoft has released updates to...
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Came across this guide & FAQ which may be of some help to those running servers.
CONTENTS:
Introduction
What's Too Small?
But What About Upgrading?
What To Move?
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We have a GPO configuring Automatic Updates to download and notify install. Our W7 clients ARE notifing updates are available but NOT providing a list of updates to install. When our XP clients notify updates are available it provides an Express\Custom option and we need this feature to...
Consider the following scenario: You have a computer that is running Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 You configure Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) over the Group Policy 'Specify intranet Microsoft update service location ' While trying to...
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Consider the following scenario. You install multiple updates, which include the hotfix KB2533552, from Windows Update or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) Server, and you are prompted to reboot the machine to complete the installation. After you...
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