{"id":13083,"date":"2018-08-13T06:30:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T14:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/08\/13\/news-6850\/"},"modified":"2018-08-13T06:30:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T14:30:03","slug":"news-6850","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/08\/13\/news-6850\/","title":{"rendered":"Patch Tuesday\u2019s coming: Block Windows Update and pray we don\u2019t get fooled again"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 06:37:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n

July 2018 patches for both Windows and Office\u00a0brought bugs and bugs of bugs<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 many of which haven\u2019t been solved, even now. We have even reached the unprecedented stage where the .NET team\u00a0openly warned people<\/a> against installing buggy updates, and the Monthly Rollup previews got shoved down the Automatic Update chute to fix bugs in the primary Monthly Rollup.<\/p>\n

July was more galling than most months because the patches caused widespread problems for many, while plugging security holes for exactly zero widespread infections.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve seen the same pattern repeat itself almost every month since the beginning of the year: The first round of Microsoft security patches (notably including Win10 patches) introduce bugs, while the second round of patches each month squash most of them. It isn’t until the third round of patches that things settle down.<\/p>\n

You have two choices. You can actively block the automatic installation of Windows patches, or you can join the crowds of unpaid beta testers. You have to install the updates sooner or later, certainly, but there\u2019s no good reason to put yourself in the vanguard. Wait and see what happens to the gullible masses.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s how to avoid the insanity, at least for a couple of weeks.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re using\u00a0Windows 7 or 8.1<\/strong>, click Start > Control Panel > System and Security. Under Windows Update, click the “Turn automatic updating on or off” link. Click the “Change Settings” link on the left. Verify that you have Important Updates set to “Never check for updates (not recommended)” and click OK.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re using\u00a0Windows 10 Pro\u00a0<\/strong>version 1703, or Pro 1709, or Pro 1803, and Microsoft doesn\u2019t change its mind again, you can use Windows\u2019 built-in tools to hold off on the looming patches \u2014\u00a0just follow Steps 7 and 8 in\u00a08 steps to install Windows 10 patches like a pro<\/a>. Other Windows 10 users, including all\u00a0Win10 Home\u00a0<\/strong>owners, aren\u2019t quite so lucky, but the general \u201cmetered connection\u201d approach is detailed in\u00a0Woody’s Win10Tip: Block forced Windows updates<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

To keep your machine on 1703 or 1709 \u2014 and\u00a0avoid 1803<\/strong>, for the meantime \u2014 follow the detailed steps in\u00a0How to block the Windows 10 April 2018 Update, version 1803, from installing<\/a>. Yes, Microsoft has ignored those settings on some machines, but using all of the tricks \u2014 even setting Pro machines to metered connection \u2014 seems to block the forced march.<\/p>\n

Check back here, or on your favorite patch watching site, to see what The Fates will bring.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re still at MS-DEFCON 1 on the\u00a0<\/em>AskWoody Lounge.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/category\/security\/index.rss<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2018 06:37:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n

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July 2018 patches for both Windows and Office\u00a0brought bugs and bugs of bugs<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 many of which haven\u2019t been solved, even now. We have even reached the unprecedented stage where the .NET team\u00a0openly warned people<\/a> against installing buggy updates, and the Monthly Rollup previews got shoved down the Automatic Update chute to fix bugs in the primary Monthly Rollup.<\/p>\n

July was more galling than most months because the patches caused widespread problems for many, while plugging security holes for exactly zero widespread infections.<\/p>\n

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