Daily Archives: March 21, 2022

• Master Patch List as of March 22, 2022

  Posted on March 21, 2022 at 22:52 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  We have yet to see the preview releases for Windows 11 either last week or this week (I’m guessing they may be coming out tomorrow?), but I’ve published the updates to the Master Patch List tonight as of March 22, 2022 and we’re getting ready to send out the alert tomorrow regarding the Patch status for March.

  Thank you all for supporting the cause! Remember a mere $1 donation will give you access and if you donate $50 or more you’ll get a special code to enable text messages sent to your phone each time the Master Patch List gets updated and when I change the MS-DEFCON level.

  If Microsoft does release the preview updates for Windows 11, I’ll update the Master Patch List but remember, I don’t recommend installing preview releases.

  Apple, Windows Security Master Patch List, Patch Lady Posts

• Is Windows 11 ready? Are we ready?

  Posted on March 21, 2022 at 02:45 CDT by Susan Bradley • Comment in the Forums

  

  ISSUE 19.12 • 2022-03-21

  WINDOWS 11

  

  By Susan Bradley

  We are a few weeks away from an event that most of us in technology consider a bellwether for any software — its six-month birthday.

  On April 5, Microsoft’s Windows 11 will reach that milestone. Six months in software typically means that the bugs have been worked out, the polish is going on, and the new software is finally starting to look like a cute, cuddly puppy. But just like a puppy, it’s still annoying us, chewing up shoes and Kleenex, and doing all those other things that remind us that it’s not yet housebroken.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.12.0, 2022-03-21).
  This story also appears in our public Newsletter.

  Windows 11 Newsletters, Patch Lady Posts, Windows 11

• Help for trouble with peer networking and ransomware protection

  Posted on March 21, 2022 at 02:44 CDT by Fred Langa • Comment in the Forums

  LANGALIST

  

  By Fred Langa

  In this week’s first reader-submitted question, a subscriber’s peer (serverless) network simply will not allow his three PCs to share files, despite there being no obvious flaws. Why won’t it work?

  In the second, a different subscriber wants to enable Windows’ excellent, built-in ransomware protection (via “Protected folders”) but is prevented from doing so by other elements of his setup. Here’s the fix!

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.12.0, 2022-03-21).

  LangaList Anti-malware, LangaList, Newsletters, Ransomware, Windows networking

• ‘Matter’ wants to talk to all your devices. Should you talk back?

  Posted on March 21, 2022 at 02:43 CDT by B. Livingston • Comment in the Forums

  PUBLIC DEFENDER

  

  By Brian Livingston

  The most exciting development coming in wireless connectivity this year was quite the rage at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January. Since all the cool names were already taken, the new technology is called simply “Matter,” and it promises to unite the devices in your home or office that you can talk to — and which may even talk back.

  The platform isn’t the brainstorm of some garage startup. It’s being brought to the market by heavyweights such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and many other household names. They’re united under an umbrella organization called the Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA), which includes more than 400 companies. At first glance, that’s an impressive exercise in herding cats.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.12.0, 2022-03-21).

  Public Defender IoT, Newsletters, Public Defender, safety, Smart Devices, Smart home

• BitLocker and the dead: The story of a successful transplant

  Posted on March 21, 2022 at 02:42 CDT by Ben Myers • Comment in the Forums

  HARDWARE

  

  By Ben Myers

  The CPU is the heart of a laptop, but we do the brain transplants here. BWA! HA! HA! HA!

  Recently, a long-time client who had moved several towns away called me in a panic. A two-year-old Lenovo Yoga laptop had failed.

  When I got my hands on the computer, I surmised that the probable cause was the third-party charger, which had blown out a circuit inside the laptop when the charger itself had failed. The charger did not function when plugged into another laptop, confirming my suspicions.

  Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (19.12.0, 2022-03-21).

  Hardware BitLocker, Hardware, Newsletters, Repairs, SSD