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Wrapping up another year of Windows updating

By Susan Bradley By any measure, 2016 was strange and jarring — and that includes Windows patching, which was problematic for both Windows 7 and Windows 10. But a new year brings renewed hope. Among my new-year wishes is one that 2017 is much better for Win10.

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Patch Watch column updates:

Patch Tuesday known issues:

Excel file issue https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3178690/ms17-014-description-of-the-security-update-for-excel-2010-march-14-20

After you install this security update, Excel 2010 may crash or hang (stop responding or freeze) when calculations are performed in a workbook. The calculations may be triggered either by code or by user interaction.

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

CRM 2011 impacted by IE/Windows 10 updates:

http://www.windows10newscenter.com/confirmed-windows-10-update-kb-4013429-breaks-microsoft-dynamics-crm-2011/

KB 4013429 – this month’s Win10 1607 accumulative refurbish that brings a build series adult to 14393.953
KB 4012215 – this month’s Monthly Rollup (“Security Monthly Quality Rollup”) for Win7 and Server 2008 R2
KB 4012216 – this month’s Monthly Rollup for Win 8.1 and Server 2012 R2

Windows 10 Release of 3/14 KB4013429: Fixed with KB4015438

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4015438

Addressed a known issue with KB4013429 that caused Windows DVD Player (and 3rd party apps that use Microsoft MPEG-2 handling libraries) to crash.
Addressed a known issue with KB4013429, that some customers using Windows Server 2016 and Windows 10 1607 Client with Switch Embedded Teaming (SET) enabled might experience a deadlock or when changing the physical adapter’s link speed property. This issue is most commonly seen as a DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION or when verifier is enabled a VRF_STACKPTR_ERROR is seen in the Memory dump.

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http://www.windows10newscenter.com/confirmed-windows-10-update-kb-4013429-breaks-microsoft-dynamics-crm-2011/

KB 4013429 – this month’s Win10 1607 accumulative refurbish that brings a build series adult to 14393.953

Would it not be possible to quote an English site?

This page looks like it’s been translated ten times.

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Would it not be possible to quote an English site?

This page looks like it’s been translated ten times.

You may have a point…

“Users are starting to have a emanate this morning after an IE refurbish was expelled yesterday.” :unsure:

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Glad to see some useful information finally posted in this column. Thanks Susan.

Don't take yourself so seriously, no one else does
All W10 Pro at 22H2,(2 Desktops, 1 Laptop).

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The web site appears to be in Texas, however the text reminds me of a poorly written “troll bot”.

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Perhaps MS need to tweak their Microsoft Translator app for iOS?

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Remember the old joke about sportscasters? They like florid language about the game results, mainly to keep their broadcast interesting:

“Dallas Crushed Houston 30-18! Atlanta Smashed Detroit 45-9! New York Destroyed Denver 11-3! And Los Angeles Beat San Francisco 9-7!”

Beat? Beat?! You raise our linguistic expectations with Crush, Smash, Destroy, and then wimp out with Beat?!!

:rolleyes:

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I had a client report that Outlook 2016 instant search functionality
stopped working last week after she rebooted her computer. Turns out
it’s a known bug in the most recent build that can be resolved by
reverting to the previous build.
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https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffice/forum/msoffice_outlook-mso_
win10/2016-outlook-search-no-longer-working/ef385e06-9f71-4fcd-b4b6-e3b8
ecd766b1
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1. Open a command prompt and run the following commands in order:
cd %programfiles%Common FilesMicrosoft SharedClickToRun
officec2rclient.exe /update user updatetoversion=16.0.7571.2109
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2. Open Outlook and click File, Office Account and set Update Options to
Disable Updates
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3. Add an appointment on your calendar for a month or more out to remind
you to re-enable updates.

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Hot off the presses: Fix for the Excel issue is now out:

March 28, 2017, update for Excel 2010 (KB3191855)
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/3191855/march-28-2017-update-for-excel-2010-kb3191855

“Fixes an issue that causes Excel 2010 to crash when spreadsheets are
recalculated. This issue occurs after you install MS17-014:
Description of the security update for Excel 2010: March 14, 2017
(KB3178690).”

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Thanks Susan for your continued advice.

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