{"id":9770,"date":"2017-10-10T04:30:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T12:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/10\/10\/news-3543\/"},"modified":"2017-10-10T04:30:09","modified_gmt":"2017-10-10T12:30:09","slug":"news-3543","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/10\/10\/news-3543\/","title":{"rendered":"Duck! Windows and Office patches are coming"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 04:30:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re running Windows, do yourself a favor and put Automatic Update on a temporary hold. Then wait and see if anything comes bursting apart at the seams.<\/p>\n

Last month, there was good reason to install specific patches shortly after they were released<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 at least if you couldn\u2019t train yourself to avoid the \u201cEnable Editing\u201d button in Word. But by and large, if you could avoid that button, there were myriad reasons<\/a> why waiting a bit before installing the September patches paid off.<\/p>\n

Sadly, that’s typical these days.<\/p>\n

Later today, Microsoft is scheduled to release security patches for a dozen or so platforms, including every version of Windows (even RT 8.1), Office, Internet Explorer Skype, and the heart of the JavaScript engine called ChakraCore. The patches may install without a hitch. Or maybe not.<\/p>\n

In any event, now\u2019s a good time to make sure you have Automatic Update turned off<\/a>. Get out of the unpaid patch-beta testing pool. Set yourself a reminder, if you need one, to check in a few days and see how the patches are doing.<\/p>\n

Of course, I\u2019ll be watching closely and warn you if there\u2019s something that has to be installed, like, right now. If this month is like the vast majority of Windows patching months, you have more to lose from botched patches than there is to gain by immediately installing the patches.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re using Windows 7 or 8.1, the Automatic Update block is easy: 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 on Win10 Pro Creators Update, version 1703, you can use Windows\u2019 built-in tools to hold off on the looming patches \u2013 just follow Steps 7 and 8 in 8 steps to install Windows 10 patches like a pro<\/a>.\u00a0 Other Win10 users aren\u2019t quite so lucky, but the general approach is detailed in Woody’s Win10Tip: Block forced Windows updates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Take a minute right now and make sure Automatic Update is turned off. Then follow along here, or on your favorite Windows bug reporting site, to see what the beta testers have to say.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve set the MS-DEFCON level to 2 <\/em>on AskWoody.com<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 04:30:00 -0700<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you\u2019re running Windows, do yourself a favor and put Automatic Update on a temporary hold. Then wait and see if anything comes bursting apart at the seams.<\/p>\n

Last month, there was good reason to install specific patches shortly after they were released<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 at least if you couldn\u2019t train yourself to avoid the \u201cEnable Editing\u201d button in Word. But by and large, if you could avoid that button, there were myriad reasons<\/a> why waiting a bit before installing the September patches paid off.<\/p>\n

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