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20/09/2019: Will Microsoft launch a consumer Microsoft 365 subscription product?

19/09/2019: MS tries to fix the sfc /scannow: patch in July, ends up clobbering Defender Malware

18/09/2019: Meld is an excellent file and folder comparison tool for Windows and Linux

17/09/2019: The best data usage monitors for Windows

12/09/2019: And That's How We Get Ant - Windows Weekly 638
12/09/2019: Windows September 2019 Updates: more search woes and Telemetry
12/09/2019: Cumulative Update KB4515384 Windows 10 v1903 build 18362.356: 12/09/2019
12/09/2019: The September 2019 Security Update Review

11/09/2019: Adobe Releases Security Patches For Critical Flash Player Vulnerabilities
11/09/2019: Latest Microsoft Updates Patch 4 Critical Flaws In Windows RDP Client
11/09/2019: Microsoft Windows Security Updates September 2019 overview

10/09/2019: A look at Open Shell (Classic Shell fork)
10/09/2019: Tip: how to change the Windows Task Manager update speed
10/09/2019: New Malware Uses Windows BITS Service to Stealthy Exfiltrate Data
10/09/2019: Tomorrow’s Patch Tuesday — time to block Windows automatic update

07/09/2019: Time to install the August Windows patches — but watch out for the bugs

04/09/2019: WinFi Lite is a powerful WiFi Analyzer for Windows

26/08/2019: Another patching debacle — how we got here (AskWoody)

22/08/2019: Patch Lady – How to avoid using RDP in Windows

21/08/2019: Microsoft releases KB4512478 and KB4512514 previews Win7/8/Server

19/08/2019: Microsoft Admits Humans Listen to Skype and Cortana in Privacy Policy Update

17/08/2019: First updates released that fix the Windows VB bugs
17/08/2019: If you’re running Windows XP, 7 or associated Servers, patch them

16/08/2019: Visual Basic issues in Windows August 2019 Updates
16/08/2019: Microsoft warns of Visual Basic, VBA and VBScript 'procedure call' errors after August patches

14/08/2019: Google Discloses 20-Year-Old Unpatched Flaw Affecting All Versions of Windows
 14/08/2019: 4 New BlueKeep-like 'Wormable' Windows Remote Desktop Flaws Discovered
14/08/2019: August 2019 Security patches: It?s a biiiiiiiiig month
14/08/2019: Patch new wormable vulnerabilities in Remote Desktop Services (CVE-2019-1181/1182)

13/08/2019: It?s the Monday before Patch Tuesday ? make sure Windows Auto Update is off

12/08/2019: Windows Defender has a market share of 50%30/07/2019: How to download and install Windows updates manually
12/08/2019: Manage Speculative Execution Settings Script for Windows
12/08/2019: It?s time to install most of July's Windows and Office patches
12/08/2019: Patch Lady ? VBscript gets disabled
12/08/2019: Patch Lady ? we have another Spectre/Meltdown
12/08/2019: CVE-2019-1125 | Windows Kernel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
12/08/2019: Researchers find security flaws in 40 kernel drivers from 20 vendors

23/07/2019: CVE-2019-0708 Remote Desktop Services / Code Execution Vulnerability: May/ 2019
23/07/2019: Chances of destructive BlueKeep exploit rise with new explainer posted online
23/07/2019: APT_REPORT: #bluekeep RDP from patch to remote code execution.pdf

22/07/2019: Microsoft Edge Dev channel gets fresh update with dark mode for Windows 7 / 8.1

10/07/2019: Microsoft Windows Security Updates July 2019 overview
10/07/2019: Microsoft Releases July 2019 Security Updates, 2 Flaws Under Active Attack

09/07/2019: Patch Tuesday arriving, make sure you temporarily block Windows Update
09/07/2019: Manage Windows Updates with ABC-Update

04/07/2019: It's time to install the June Windows and Office patches

01/07/2019: Microsoft Patch Alert: The Windows patching heavens buzz with silver bullets

24/06/2019: Microsoft ends Visual C++ Redistributable Chaos

22/06/2019: This Cryptomining Malware Launches Linux VMs On Windows and macOS

21/06/2019: Microsoft releases out-of-band fixes for Win7 and Win8.1 on 6/20
21/06/2019: KB4503277 and KB4503283 for Windows 7 and 8.1 released

20/06/2019: Issue 1804: cryptoapi: SymCrypt modular inverse algorithm in Windows OS
20/06/2019: EQL iSCSI login failures after MS patches KB4497934 -KB4499177 -KB4503267

14/06/2019: Microsoft is better at documenting patch problems, but issues abound

12/06/2019: Can't pair certain Bluetooth devices anymore on Windows 8 or 10? That's.....
12/06/2019: Microsoft Windows Security Updates June 2019 overview
12/06/2019: Microsoft Releases June 2019 Security Updates to Patch 88 Vulnerabilities

11/06/2019: AKB 2000004: How to apply the Win7 and 8.1 Monthly Rollups
11/06/2019: Save yourself a headache: Make sure Windows automatic update is off

08/06/2019: New Brute-Force Botnet Targeting Over 1.5 Million RDP Servers Worldwide

08/06/2019: Hacker Discloses Second Zero-Day to Bypass Patch for Windows EoP Flaw

05/06/2019: A Reminder to Update Your Systems to Prevent a Worm

04/06/2019: It’s time to install the May Windows and Office patches

01/06/2019: Microsoft Fixes Critical Remote Desktop Flaw, Blocks Worm Malware
01/06/2019: Microsoft Warns Users Again to Patch Wormable BlueKeep Flaw

31/05/2019: Microsoft Patch Alert: Patching whack-a-mole continues

29/05/2019: Nearly 1 Million Computers Still Vulnerable to "Wormable" BlueKeep RDP Flaw

19/05/2019: Microsoft released fixes for IE “gov.uk” HSTS bug on a Saturday but only for Win7 and 8.1

18/05/2019: Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2- Issues

15/05/2019: Microsoft Releases Patches For A Critical 'Wormable Flaw' and 78 Other Issues
15/05/2019: May 2019 Patch Tuesday arrives
15/05/2019: May is here and so are the scheduled security patches from Microsoft and Adobe

14/05/2019: Patches are coming tomorrow. Make sure Windows Update gets locked down

13/05/2019: More problems installing the April Monthly Rollups if you have Avira antivirus

10/05/2019: Microsoft Word is getting politically correct

07/05/2019: Microsoft discloses security breach that impacted some Outlook accounts

04/05/2019: Now’s the time to install the April Windows and Office patches

03/05/2019: Alert: April patches have sharp edges, with several missing, others reappearing
03/05/2019: The new “Download and install now” link appears in Win10 version 1903

02/05/2019: Dell laptops and computers vulnerable to remote hijacks
02/05/2019: Avira fixed the slowdown problem associated with the April Win7/8.1 patches

26/04/2019: Win 10 updates KB4493437, KB4493440, KB4493436 & KB4493473 arrive a week late
26/04/2019: Oh look, another broken Windows update! KB4493472 and KB4493446 causing issues
26/04/2019: There they are… Second April patches are out and they look lame

25/04/2019: Where are the April Windows patches?

24/04/2019: REDDIT: Can we talk about how f**ked Windows Update still is?
24/04/2019: Microsoft has ruined my day, and possibly my life (Michele Hanson)

19/04/2019: Yet another conflict acknowledged with this month’s Win7 and 8.1 Monthly Rollups (McAfee)

18/04/2019: Researcher Hijacks a Microsoft Service Using Loophole in Azure Cloud Platform

17/04/2019: Microsoft's April patches seem to be slowing down Windows
17/04/2019: Win7/8.1/Server patch conflicts abated, somewhat, CAUTION PATCHING!

14/04/2019: Hackers Compromise Microsoft Support Agent to Access Outlook Email Accounts

12/04/2019: This month’s Windows patching debacle gradually comes into focus
12/04/2019: This month’s Win7 & Win10 version 1809 patches slow down PCs running AV products

11/04/2019: Michael Horowitz re-discovers the refreshgwxconfig-B “Get Windows 10” scheduled task
11/04/2019: Microsoft Windows Security Updates April 2019 overview

10/04/2019: Reports of freezing with this month’s Win8 Monthly Rollup, KB 4493472, KB 4493446
10/04/2019: Microsoft Releases April 2019 Security Updates-Two Flaws Under Active Attack
10/04/2019: Microsoft Windows Security Updates April 2019 overview

04/04/2019: Microsoft acknowledges bug in Win8.1 March Monthly Rollup KB 4489881

03/04/2019: Microsoft Patch Alert: Most March patches look good

23/03/2019: Dell’s Encryption Console gets clobbered by this month’s Patch Tuesday

19/03/2019: Windows Defender Security definition problems: March updates 2019 ?
19/03/2019: Update Windows Defender manually in Windows 10/8/7

13/03/2019: Windows 10 Now Automatically Uninstalls Updates That Cause Problems
13/03/2019: Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) investigates all reports of security vulnerabilities
13/03/2019: Microsoft Releases Patches for 64 Flaws-Two Under Active Attack
13/03/2019: March 2019 Patch Tuesday patches

11/03/2019: Windows malware: Slub taps Slack, GitHub to steal your info

27/02/2019: Microsoft Edge lets Facebook run Flash code behind users' backs

22/02/2019: New cumulative update KB 4491113 for IE in Win7 and 8.1 fixes the backslash bug

21/02/2019: Microsoft pushes odd third-Tuesday cumulative updates for Win10 1803, 1709, 1703 and 1607 – but not for 1809

20/02/2019: More problems with Windows patches breaking older Access databases

13/02/2019: Microsoft Patch Tuesday — February 2019 Update Fixes 77 Flaws

15/02/2019: 2019 SHA-2 Code Signing Support requirement for Windows and WSUS
15/01/2019: Brinkmann, Horowitz: Are remnants of the despised “GWX” Get Windows 10 campaign still on your Win7 computer?

15/01/2019: Unpatched vCard Flaw Could Let Hackers Compromise Your Windows PCs

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