MS-DEFCON 2: Patch Tuesday may (or may not) be coming @ AskWoody

MS-DEFCON 2: Patch Tuesday may (or may not) be coming

Posted on September 7th, 2015 at 06:22 woody Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

Batten down the updating hatches.

If you’re using Vista, Win7 or Win8/8.1, follow the instructions on the tab above to turn off Automatic Update.

If you have Windows 10, and you have a WiFi connection, you can use the metered connection trick to block updates – although I’m seeing reports now that the blocking doesn’t work all the time.

Let’s see what tomorrow shall bring…

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