• MS-DEFCON 4: A very complicated patching month

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    ISSUE 19.04.1 • 2022-01-25

    MS-DEFCON 4

    By Susan Bradley

    Thanks, Microsoft, for a very messy January.

    This month will be somewhat convoluted for patching, due to the high number of side effects. To make it worse and more complicated, Microsoft has left it up to us to figure out what to install — rather than pushing out the fixed updates via Windows Update or WSUS. The side effects for those with servers are extreme. In some cases, you’ll need to install two updates before rebooting the servers you manage to successfully patch this month.

    I’m lowering the MS-DEFCON level to 4 in spite of these difficulties, but business users must be cautious.

    Anyone can read the full AskWoody Plus Alert 19.04.1 (2022-01-25).