{"id":8281,"date":"2017-07-10T04:30:01","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/07\/10\/news-2055\/"},"modified":"2017-07-10T04:30:01","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T12:30:01","slug":"news-2055","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/07\/10\/news-2055\/","title":{"rendered":"With Patch Tuesday imminent, make sure you have Automatic Update turned off"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2017 04:17:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n

In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, Microsoft has had a tough time with patches this year. From a total lack of patches in February (except for a late IE patch), to\u00a0yanked and reissued botched patches<\/a>\u00a0that followed, to a jumble of problems with Windows and Office patches \u2014 including seven admitted bugs<\/a> in last month\u2019s Office patches \u2014 Microsoft has proved itself adept at Jack-in-the-box patching. You don’t have to join the legions of unpaid patch beta testers.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t get me wrong. You need to patch eventually. But you don\u2019t need to march to Microsoft\u2019s tune. Many \u2014 dare I say most? \u2014 advanced Windows users don\u2019t let Microsoft\u2019s poorly tested patches onto their machines until the initial screams of pain have subsided.<\/p>\n

To be sure, your sainted Aunt Martha \u2014 the one who\u2019s afraid to use Windows for anything but mahjong \u2014 should stay on Automatic Updates. And if you have ultrasensitive information, such as nuclear launch codes or transcripts of meetings with Russian lawyers, you shouldn\u2019t rely on Automatic Update anyway. But if you\u2019re a savvy Windows user, smart enough to be reading this, you\u2019re advanced enough to keep the dogs at bay until we\u2019re sure the major problems have passed.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m particularly concerned about the Windows 10 patches for this month. If you\u2019re running the Creators Update, version 1703 (which hasn\u2019t yet been declared good enough for business), you got a massive bunch of problematic bug fixes a few days ago, labeled KB 4022716<\/a>. It\u2019s likely that Microsoft will roll similar massive patches for earlier versions of Windows 10 out the Automatic Update chute this month \u2014 and it\u2019s anyone\u2019s guess if they\u2019ll trigger the same amount of angst as the 1703 version.<\/p>\n

Blocking Automatic Update is easy for Windows 7 and 8.1. It\u2019s harder, but doable, for Windows 10 \u2014 and the method varies depending on which version of Windows 10 you use. (Pro tip: If you have a Win10 machine that uses Wi-Fi to connect to the internet, all you have to do is set up a metered connection.) I have full details and step-by-step instructions in the Computerworld<\/em> article Woody’s Win10Tip: Block forced Windows updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Take a minute right now and make sure Automatic Update is turned off. The machine you save may be your own.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve set the MS-DEFCON level to 2, and opened the topic for discussion, on the AskWoody Lounge<\/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, 10 Jul 2017 04:17:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In case you hadn\u2019t noticed, Microsoft has had a tough time with patches this year. From a total lack of patches in February (except for a late IE patch), to\u00a0yanked and reissued botched patches<\/a>\u00a0that followed, to a jumble of problems with Windows and Office patches \u2014 including seven admitted bugs<\/a> in last month\u2019s Office patches \u2014 Microsoft has proved itself adept at Jack-in-the-box patching. You don’t have to join the legions of unpaid patch beta testers.<\/p>\n

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