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• Wow! Even more Office updates!

  Posted on January 18th, 2021 at 02:30 Susan Bradley Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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  Wow! Even more Office updates!

  By Susan Bradley

  • Office 2010 receives more updates this month
  • Windows Defender had a zero day that silently was patched
  • Security update for Secure Boot DBX can be skipped (KB 4535680)
  • I’m giving the all-clear for Windows 10 2004

  Well … once again, we thought we’d seen the last of Office 2010. And here we are AGAIN with more updates!

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 18.2.0 (2021-01-18).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Patch Watch AskWoody Plus Newsletter, KB 4535680, Office updates, Patch Lady Posts

• Windows 10 and chkdsk issues?

  Posted on December 27th, 2020 at 21:00 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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  By Susan Bradley

  Yikes! Say it isn’t so!

  Günter Born reports that a small number of Windows users whose systems have solid-state drives ran into serious trouble with the classic chkdsk tool after installing KB 4592438, the December cumulative update for Win10 20H2. When they kicked off chkdsk c: /f, their systems crashed with a blue screen of death. The problem appears to be limited to machines with SSDs.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.51.0 (2020-12-28).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Patch Watch, Windows 10 AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Chkdsk issues, High CPU use, Office updates, Printing problems, SolarWinds, Win7 ESU, Windows update failures

• Yet more Office 2010 updates?!

  Posted on December 13th, 2020 at 21:05 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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  By Susan Bradley

  Well … we thought we’d seen the last of Office 2010.

  Last month (November), I was surprised to see updates for the then newly obsolete suite. (It reached its official end of support this past October 13.) But here we are again: Microsoft has released another round of updates for Version 2010.

  Years ago, Office 2007 received a similar reprieve of additional updates for several months after its end of life. So we might see additional updates for Version 2010 in coming months.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.49.0 (2020-12-14).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Office Patches/Security, Patch Watch .NET Core, AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Domain servers, Office 2010, Office updates, Windows Updates

• Time to wrap up November updating — no bow required

  Posted on November 29th, 2020 at 21:00 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge
  

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  By Susan Bradley

  By now, you should be getting over the side effects of too much turkey and pie.

  Getting over some Windows upgrading issues might not be as easy.

  It appears that there’s a sizable number of Win10 1909 users who are blocked from moving up to Versions 2004 or 20H2. Last week, I discussed one blocker: Conexant audio drivers. We still don’t have information on when or how this issue will be resolved.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.47.0 (2020-11-30).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Patch Watch Antivirus support, AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Upgrade blocks, Win7 vulnerabilities, Windows updating

• RIP Office 2010? Not so fast!

  Posted on November 15th, 2020 at 21:05 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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  By Susan Bradley

  Well … we thought we’d seen the last of Office Version 2010.

  But Microsoft surprised us by pushing out a batch of November updates for its suite of productivity apps. Note that this isn’t a completely novel event. Microsoft has dribbled out patches for other products that have reached their end of service.

  Going forward, Office 2010 will become more dangerous to use — especially when it comes to email phishing attacks.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.45.0 (2020-11-16).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Patch Watch AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Microcode, Office patching, Win7 vulnerabilities, Windows patching

• Windows 10 20H2 makes its official debut

  Posted on November 1st, 2020 at 20:05 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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  By Susan Bradley

  On October 20, Microsoft formally released the next feature update for Win10.

  If you’re already running Version 2004, this will be a fast transition. It’s a relatively minor update. In fact, it’s already been offered to my Lenovo laptop — and even to my Surface device. And upgrading a test system took just a few minutes.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.43.0 (2020-11-02).

  Patch Watch AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Win10 20H2, Windows feature updates, Windows patching

• It’s the end of the line for Office 2010

  Posted on October 18th, 2020 at 21:05 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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  By Susan Bradley

  Microsoft is closing the book on two business workhorses: Office 2010 and Exchange 2010.

  From a productivity-app perspective, 2010 was an excellent vintage for all Windows users from individuals to small businesses to the Enterprise. Whether it was managing email, building massive spreadsheets, or creating complex documents, Office and Exchange gave us an excellent foundation. But as of October 13, Microsoft dropped all support for both platforms.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.41.0 (2020-10-19).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Office, Patch Watch AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Office updates, Win7 vulnerabilities, Windows Updates

• I’m almost ready for Windows 10 2004 … almost!

  Posted on September 27th, 2020 at 21:10 Tracey Capen Comment on the AskWoody Lounge

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  By Susan Bradley

  The fall release of Windows 10 — 20H2 — is rolling into the station. But we’re still waiting to board Version 2004.

  If you’re a prudent patcher like me, you see a new release of Windows as the call to prepare for the most current release — i.e. Version 2004. As we’ve said more than once, even if you’re not ready to catch 2004, download a copy and save it for later. Next, take stock of your system and acquaint yourself with any Win10 2004 issues.

  Read the full story in AskWoody Plus Newsletter 17.38.0 (2020-09-28).

  AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Patch Watch AskWoody Plus Newsletter, Domain-controller threats, Feature updates, Win10 2004, Win10 20H2, Win10 Preview updates, Windows Updates
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