What is the criteria for a patch being in the Master Patch List

[va1der]

I am a newly subscribed member, subscribed primarily to regain access to the old Patch Release Grid spreadsheet when it stopped being distributed publicly.  Boy I loved that spreadsheet.

I have noticed, though, that so far no patch that I have search for is actually on the “Master Patch List”.  Not just brand new patches, either:

• KB4497165 – six months old
• KB4559309 – two months old
• KB4565633 – this month ??

What are the criteria for a patch appearing on the master list?

If a patch does not appear on the master list, is the automatic assumption that the recommendation is to defer?

[Microfix]

The criteria for Susan’s master patch list is predominantly an indicator for small business.
Considering that July’s patches were only released yesterday, Susan needs time to collate and study/ test them and update the spreadsheets. Please remember that we are volunteers and sometimes things take a bit longer. With regards to your last question, Susan would be the most knowledgeable person to answer your query.
BTW, Welcome to askwoody

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[Susan Bradley]

I have to to better on the microcode updates.  They are so randomly distributed that it’s hard for me to keep up.  I’ll see what I can do about that.

EDGE is sooooo wacko.  I have not see it on any unmanaged PC I have so my bad in missing that one.  Thank you for reminding me.

As to this week, I’m literally still working on it.  Hang tight.

Susan Bradley Patch Lady

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[va1der]

Thank-you kindly for the reply.  Please know I wasn’t trying to push for faster responses, I fully understand patch tuesday must be a very busy time.  I was merely curious about what could be expected to see in the list.

And yes, Edge is wacko.  I have traditionally disabled Edge on my computers after any build update.  It looks like I will have to stop doing that, though, as the latest cumulative update (KB4565483) is now failing and it looks like my edge disabling is to blame.  Sigh.

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