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MS-DEFCON 4: Is Secure Boot fixed?

ISSUE 23.17.1 β€’ 2026-04-28 By Susan Bradley The April updates continue to dribble out more fixes for Secure Boot certificates for some systems. But once you receive the April updates, you still may be waiting for the new certs to be installed. That happened to me on some systems. Nonetheless, the patching world is relatively […]

MS-DEFCON 4: Outlook leads the pack in patching issues

ISSUE 23.12.1 β€’ 2026-03-24 By Susan Bradley This month has been relatively quiet for Microsoft Windows updates. Sure, there are the occasional β€œwon’t install the update” situations that are usually fixed with a repair install over the top. I’ve become tired of seeing them. And there were two out-of-band updates for Windows 11 Enterprise 25H2, […]

MS-DEFCON 4: Superstition vs. risk

ISSUE 23.08.1 β€’ 2026-02-24 By Susan Bradley I’m not a superstitious person. But there are times β€” especially around printers, copiers, or other technology devices β€” when I jokingly say, β€œShush, don’t talk about how they are working. It will jinx them.” And there are times I talk about how well the devices are working […]

MS-DEFCON 4: Windows 10 gets its first extended update

ISSUE 22.47.1 β€’ 2025-11-26 By Susan Bradley It’s a little rocky. For the most part, the November updates have gone well, albeit with a few expected hiccups. That includes the first suite of updates that are included with the Windows 10 ESU enrollment. A lowering of the MS-DEFCON level to 4 is warranted. Spend some […]
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