ISSUE 23.18.1 • 2026-05-07 By Susan Bradley It’s time to prepare for the May updates, which includes pausing and deferring them. That’s why the MS-DEFCON level is going to 2. There may be some confusion about the recent changes to the level. You’ll recall that I changed the level to 4 on April 28 and […]

ISSUE 23.14.1 • 2026-04-09 By Will Fastie Fresno is experiencing a freak taxation event. Reports remain sketchy, but it appears that an unusual event has occurred in the Fresno area. Apparently, a well-known accounting firm is undergoing a targeted forms attack. Its building has been completely covered with paper tax documents, trapping the staff inside […]

ISSUE 23.09.1 • 2026-03-05 By Susan Bradley For once, I don’t anticipate any issues with the forthcoming March updates. Nonetheless, I’ve raised the MS-DEFCON level to 2. It’s always wise to pause updates until thorough examinations are made and any bugs have been worked out. A little patience goes a long way. I’m excited by […]

ISSUE 23.05.1 • 2026-02-05 By Susan Bradley Unless you really want to be an unpaid beta tester for Microsoft, it’s wise to pause, defer, and mainly sit on the sidelines. That’s why I’m raising the MS-DEFCON level to 2. I realize the opportunity to install January patches was brief, but that’s a combination of calendar […]

ISSUE 23.01.1 • 2026-01-08 By Susan Bradley The holidays are behind us, so now we can get back to business as usual. You know — when to pause updates so we can test and evaluate the January patches. Thus, the MS-DEFCON goes up to level 2. For those of you still running Windows 10, rest […]

ISSUE 22.48.1 • 2025-12-04 By Susan Bradley Here we go again: This month brings the first security patches to be released to Windows 10 during the Extended Security Update program. Because last month, Microsoft released an additional update to all Windows 10 PCs to fix an underlying issue with the ESU deployment. As a result, […]

ISSUE 22.44.1 • 2025-11-06 By Susan Bradley This month marks the first time that security updates will be released to Windows 10 under Microsoft’s Extended Security Update program. If you’ve enrolled in the ESU plan, you should see them offered in Windows Update. But that does not mean you should install them now. Nothing has […]