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Patch reliability is unclear. Unless you have an immediate, pressing need to install a specific patch, don't do it.
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Where we stand with the April 2019 patches
With the six dirty Windows patches knocking out five different companies’ antivirus packages, things have been a bit rocky. There’s an update, but it’s not a simple one.
We still don’t have an “optional non-security” patch for Win10 1809, but that’s OK, you wouldn’t want it anyway.
Details in Computerworld Woody on Windows.
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