Daily Archives: January 17, 2022

• Various out of band updates out to fix January patch issues

  Posted on January 17, 2022 at 17:01 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  When Microsoft has issues with updates, it normally takes until Fridayish before they identify a root cause and then it’s Mondayish of the following week that fixes get released. And here we are with out of band updates to fix the various issues that were triggered by the January updates. Now I STILL am not budging from my MS-DEFCON 1 stance of don’t patch. But if you are in a situation were you are mandated to patch, at least you can grab a fix.

  https://twitter.com/WindowsUpdate/status/1483212333560172545

  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-17-2022-kb5010793-os-builds-19042-1469-19043-1469-and-19044-1469-out-of-band-f2d4f178-5b36-49cb-a6fd-4bf9857574f9   Fixes for various Windows 10
  Updates a known issue that affects VPN connections.

  Updates a known issue that causes unexpected restarts on Windows Server domain controllers.  Should be “offered up” on Windows update but not pushed

  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/january-17-2022-kb5010795-os-build-22000-438-out-of-band-2d2b9310-d845-41c4-9907-aeea24f36a63  Fixes to Windows 11 for VPN issues – should be “offered up” on Windows update but not pushed

  https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/kb5010794-out-of-band-update-for-windows-8-1-and-windows-server-2012-r2-january-17-2022-a92500fb-f227-400e-b70e-f7dd50386fd3

  Fixes to Server 2012 R2 HyperV issues – only on the Microsoft catalog site. You’ll need to manually download it and apply, note it’s a security only update, not a monthly rollup.

  Bottom line, out of band updates are out to fix various issues seen in the January updates.  Note that not all are out on Windows update, but rather on the catalog site.
  MS-DEFCON, Windows Security January 2022 Black Tuesday, Patch Lady Posts

• Let your PC start the new year right! (Part Two)

  Posted on January 17, 2022 at 02:45 CST by Fred Langa • Comment in the Forums

  ISSUE 19.03 • 2022-01-17

  LANGALIST

  

  By Fred Langa

  Taking a little time now to thoroughly check and proactively service your Windows PC can pay off big time in the coming year.

  Whether you’re planning to move to Windows 11 or stick with Windows 10 (or even 8.1!), this easy-to-follow annual checkup is preventive medicine that can help ensure that your PC begins 2022 in the best shape possible!

  Editor’s note: This topic is an AskWoody tradition. We plan to refresh and republish it in January every year. In this year’s two-part edition, Fred provides abundant references to classic, detailed PC-maintenance how-tos originally published in Windows Secrets and AskWoody!

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.03.0 (2022-01-17).
  This story also appears in the AskWoody Free Newsletter 19.03.F (2022-01-17).

  AskWoody FREE Newsletter, AskWoody Plus Newsletter, LangaList AskWoody Plus Newsletter, LangaList, Personal Computers

• Dive into Microsoft To Do

  Posted on January 17, 2022 at 02:44 CST by Peter Deegan • Comment in the Forums

  MICROSOFT 365

  

  By Peter Deegan

  To Do from Microsoft is more than just a simple list of tasks. It has tentacles connections to Outlook, Teams, and other people.

  Cutting through all the Microsoft hype about “Set yourself up for success,” To Do is a cloud-based service for task management with connections to other Microsoft services.

  I’m going to show To Do as an online app in a Web browser, then show how it works with Outlook desktop and Teams. There are also To Do apps for Windows, iOS, and Android.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.03.0 (2022-01-17).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Microsoft 365 AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Microsoft 365, To Do

• Software gems: Paint.net

  Posted on January 17, 2022 at 02:43 CST by Will Fastie • Comment in the Forums

  SOFTWARE

  

  By Will Fastie

  Besides having a very interesting history, paint.net is a useful program.

  Paint.net has an unusual origin. It was written as a senior project by a computer science student at Washington State University, Rick Brewster. His project was to write a better version of Microsoft Paint, the ubiquitous program that has been part of Windows since the dawn of Windows.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.03.0 (2022-01-17).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Software AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Graphics Editors, review, Software

• A bumpy road for January

  Posted on January 17, 2022 at 02:42 CST by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  PATCH WATCH

  

  By Susan Bradley

  I’m always conservative, but this month you must delay applying updates to avoid side effects. Business patchers — you face tough choices.

  We are seeing reports of various issues with this month’s updates, some of which are so extreme that patching administrators in businesses have had to remove or roll back updates. Even for consumer and home users, I suggest holding off; it’s way too soon for me to feel comfortable recommending updates.

  Read the full story in the AskWoody Plus Newsletter 19.03.0 (2022-01-17).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Patch Watch AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Hyper-V, MS-DEFCON 1, Patch Lady Posts, Patch Watch, ReFS, VPN