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MS-DEFCON 2: In anticipation of the July 2018 patches, make sure you have Automatic Update turned off
Posted on July 9, 2018 at 16:10 CDT by woody • Comment in the ForumsWatch out for reports that Win7 users are getting coerced into upgrading to Win10 (again). And also be aware that your Alienware machine is now considered fair game in the pushed 1803 upgrade arena.
I’m moving to MS-DEFCON 2: Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don’t do it.
Full article in Computerworld. Woody on Windows
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