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Thursday, October 12, 2017

Latest ‘Patch Tuesday’ Fix is Crashing Some Computers

October’s Patch Tuesday rollout includes a host of important fixes – addressing 62 security issues to include a zero-day vulnerability – but a glitch in the patch publishing process is causing headaches for admins of enterprise networks.

Microsoft user forums lit up today with reports of problems with the Windows 10 update, which if installed overnight rendered many machines unable to boot and resulted in a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD).

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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks Joe!

Anonymous said...

How's everyone liking that "free" Microsoft Windows upgrade now? I'll stick with my windows 7 professional until they retire it, like they eventually did with XP.

Anonymous said...

Once you go Mac, you never go back.

Anonymous said...

I turned off updates when they forced a 10 update on my work computer. Went home and turned it off on my laptop.
I'll live with the risk