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  • Patch Alert: April patches infested with a slew of bugs, most of which were finally contained

    Posted on April 25, 2018 at 13:43 CDT by woody • Comment in the Forums

    We’re still waiting for the answers to a few niggling questions, but by and large we’re in much, much better shape today than we were earlier this month.

    Computerworld Woody on Windows.

    Windows Patches/Security April 2018 Black Tuesday
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