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AskWoody PlusMay patches installed with no problems to report on Win 8.1.
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2021-05 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB5003209)
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2021-05 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows 8.1 for x64(KB5001881)
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusApril patches installed with little problems to report on Win 8.1.
Two things I noticed with this patch. 1.) Windows normally reboots once, this time it rebooted twice. 2.) It took a LONG time to get to the desktop from the login screen. I’m talking a good 10 minutes before I got to the desktop.
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2021-04 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB5001382)
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2021-04 Servicing Stack Update for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB5001403)
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusFebruary patches installed with no problems to report on Win 8.1 .
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2021-02 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows 8.1 for x64 (KB4603004)
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2021-02 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4601384)
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusFebruary 1, 2021 at 4:38 pm in reply to: MS-DEFCON 4 – Make sure January updates are installed #2339611January patches installed with no problems to report on Win 8.1 .
Skipped installing KB4535680 as recommended.
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2021-01 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4598285)
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2021-01 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 for x64 (KB4598502)
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusDecember patches installed with no problems to report on Win 8.1
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2020-12 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4592484)
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody Plus@sb, I believe you put an incorrect link on the home page under the MSDEFCON4 post.
https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/computerworld-all-clear-to-install-updates should be https://www.askwoody.com/forums/topic/ms-defcon-4-all-clear-to-install-updates.
I think you mistakenly added “computerworld” to the link instead of “ms-defcon-4”. Here’s to a Happy New Year
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusNovember patches installed with no problems to report on Win 8.1
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2020-11 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4586845)
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2020-11 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 for x64 (KB4586085)
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusOctober patches installed with no problems to report on Win 8.1
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2020-10 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 for x64 (KB4579979)
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2020-10 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4580347)
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusOctober 3, 2020 at 12:01 pm in reply to: MS-DEFCON 4: Get the September 2020 patches installed #2300732September patches installed with no problems to report on Win 8.1
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2020-09 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 for x64 (KB4576630)
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2020-09 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4577066)
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusSeptember 10, 2020 at 2:10 pm in reply to: Many identified problems with this month’s patches #2295453Microfix wrote:
I’m quite happy with separate SSU’s from CU’s on Win8.1 and can live with the status quo until Win8.1 EoS. IMO this reduces the possibility of erroneous CU Win8.1 patches until then.
Very true and I even LIKE the idea I can install an SSU separately and NOT having it incorporated into the CU for that reason. I don’t mind having to install the SSU by itself because, most of the time, it doesn’t require a reboot of the system anyway.
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusSeptember 10, 2020 at 1:14 pm in reply to: Many identified problems with this month’s patches #2295433For those that were hoping that SSU’s were going to become a thing of the past soon:
Aria Carley of Microsoft:
Currently we are just announcing the upcoming capability for those on Windows 10, version 2004 and above. Later on as we provide more capabilities / extend this capability to more versions, we will update this community. Stay tuned.
For those of us especially on Win 8.1, SSU’s are most likely going to have be continued to be installed as I don’t think M$ will extend this capability to Win 8.1 as it is no longer in mainstream support and will be EOL in about 2 years anyway. However, this sounds encouraging for Win 10 in the long run.
Mod Edit: Quotation formatWin 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusNever mind, I see that it worked when I posted with “@” Woody. Hmmm.
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusSeptember 6, 2020 at 6:08 pm in reply to: MS-DEFCON 4: Install the August updates, but avoid the Optional and non-security patches #2294315@Purg2– I have had good luck in installing .NET updates as well. As advised by PKCano, I DON’T install .NET previews or previews of ANY kind.
As Woody says in the monthly ComputerWorld articles for patching when MSDEFCON4 or higher is reached, Windows 8.1 continues to be the most stable operating system
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusSeptember 5, 2020 at 7:17 pm in reply to: MS-DEFCON 4: Install the August updates, but avoid the Optional and non-security patches #2294115August patches (without the Preview KB4578013) installed with no problems to report on Win 8.1
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2020-08 Security and Quality Rollup for .NET Framework 3.5, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8 for Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 R2 for x64 (KB4570508)
Installation Successful: Windows successfully installed the following update: 2020-08 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 8.1 for x64-based Systems (KB4571703)
Win 10 ver. 22H2 x64
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AskWoody PlusSeptember 4, 2020 at 6:24 pm in reply to: MS-DEFCON 4: Install the August updates, but avoid the Optional and non-security patches #2293886Thanks PKCano. What is confusing is that KB4578013 wasn’t listed as a Preview on Win 8.1 Windows Update but that’s M$ for you.
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