Look for more information in the Monday newsletter, but already we can see some reports of issues that impact businesses. The first one impacts something called “localhost” where a device sets up a pretend website. IIS websites might fail to load. Note that I don’t see any evidence that a new update has been released, so […]

I’ve updated the master patch list here.  Please note I am not recommending installing updates at this time, we are just testing and reporting. Not seeing anything trending yet at this time but it’s still a bit early for issues to start bubbling up for desktop systems.  We’re still working through getting Windows 10 ESU’s installed […]

I call today the “unofficial” end of life of Windows 10. As the reality is that for many folks we will be receiving updates for at least one, up to three years of security updates, let alone the options with Opatch.  Don’t panic if you haven’t received the ESU offer, it’s not really needed until […]

Potentially unwanted programs are what these are officially called. I’ll call them sneaky little suckers that purposely look like Edge and wiggle into the system. When I remote in to assist clients with various issues, so many times I see these stupid “start menu” pages that wiggle into their systems. Annoying, and potentially dangerous. These are […]

I’ve updated the master patch list here.  Please note I am not recommending installing updates at this time, we are just testing and reporting. September has been quieter so far. Not seeing anything trending yet at this time but it’s still a bit early for issues to start bubbling up for desktop systems.  For server admins, […]

Today is update date as well as Apple announcement day. Remember at this time we are in test mode only for Windows updates. I don’t anticipate that the September updates will have some magical fix for the SSD issues swirling around in social media after the August updates. Mainly because … at least so far… […]

As a follow up to yesterday’s alert to clarify something I’ve seen referred to in the forums, Microsoft released an out-of-band update for Windows 11 23H2 on August 18, KB5066189. This update does not fix the SSD issue I referred to yesterday. Furthermore, I do not feel that this update is important if you already […]

I watched an interesting presentation yesterday about the risk of Copilot (slides here). One of the interesting concepts was that having the free version of Copilot was actually the safest option — because it was so limited. Unlike the business versions that enable and expose a lot, the free version limits access. I found that […]

I’ve updated the master patch list here.  Please note I am not recommending installing updates at this time, we are just testing and reporting. So far in August we’ve seen a failure in WSUS to properly sync the Windows 11 24H2 updates.  They are failing to download to WSUS and SCCM with an error key of […]

And it’s patch day! Remember at this time we are in test mode only. The August updates for Windows 10 should be (hopefully) turning on the spigot from “dribble”  to full stream for offering of the Windows 10 extension for consumers. If you are a business (domain joined computers) there will be a three-year offering […]

From Microsoft: “Microsoft is aware of active attacks targeting on-premises SharePoint Server customers, exploiting a variant of CVE-2025-49706. This vulnerability has been assigned CVE-2025-53770. We have outlined mitigations and detections in our blog. Our team is working urgently to release a security update and will share more details as they become available. Read the full […]

I’ve updated the master patch list here.  Please note I am not recommending installing updates at this time, we are just testing and reporting. So far in July we’ve seen a failure in WSUS to properly sync.  Microsoft just announced  at approx 5 p.m. on July 9th pacific time that the issue is fixed. “Resolution: The issue […]

Here we go again… it’s Patch Day! Remember at this time we are in test mode only. The July updates for Windows 10 starts the “dribble” offering of the Windows 10 extension for consumers. If you are a business (domain joined computers) there will be a three-year offering that will be available for purchase in […]

I’ve updated the master patch list here.  Please note I am not recommending installing updates at this time, we are just testing and reporting. So far in June we’ve seen an out of band release for Windows 11 24H2 to fix an issue with gaming PCs and “anti-cheat” software. Out of band means an extra not […]

Here we go again… it’s Patch Day! Days! Apparently, Microsoft needs a bit more time to get the 24H2 patch ready for some machines.  But…. I am honestly unsure if the issue referred to below is impacting certain processors, certain models? Microsoft just released an “out of band” patch KB5063060 for those PCs with certain […]

Here we go again… it’s Patch Day! Remember at this time we are in test mode only. (Apparently so is Microsoft as they are throttling back the 24H2 release.  As they indicate “We’ve identified a compatibility issue affecting a limited set of these devices. If your device is affected, you’ll receive a revised update with […]