Microsoft sneaks out undocumented hotfix for Windows 10, build 14393.577
Microsoft hasn’t updated its yet, but if you were bitten by the VMM bug in KB 3206632, this month’s cumulative update for Windows 10 Anniversary Update, you...
Say good-bye to Microsoft security bulletins
This is the last month we’ll see security bulletins from Microsoft—and I can’t wait. Patch numbers are currently interlocked, with security bulletins referencing KB numbers that aren’t...
Why Microsoft added 6 years to Windows Server support
Microsoft will extend support for the Windows Server and SQL Server product lines to keep customers, and ultimately convince them to move their workloads into the...
Microsoft fixes Windows 7 'Group B' security-only patching method
In what may be the most important news for ongoing Windows 7 customers since the , Microsoft field engineer Scott Breen has both analyzed the key...
Microsoft releases nonsecurity patches for Office 2016, 2013, Click-to-Run
Yesterday, in keeping with the usual first-Tuesday-of-the-month cadence, Microsoft released 12 nonsecurity patches for Office 2013, 19 nonsecurity patches for Office 2016, and a new build...
There's Still Time! Go Here For Last Minute Deals That Will Ship Fast –...
Procrastination has once again turned into desperation. "Maybe I could whittle a pan flute from those broken chair legs in the basement", you're thinking. Snap out...
Microsoft closes the door on Visual Studio’s Team Rooms
Microsoft's Team Room collaboration capability for application lifecycle management soon will be no more. Instead, developers will need to rely on other options, such as Slack...
Windows 10 Anniversary Update bug drops Wi-Fi connections
If your Windows 10 Anniversary Update PCs (version 1607) are suddenly dropping their Wi-Fi connections and the Network Diagnostics troubleshooter is spouting "Wi-Fi doesn't have a...
Don't install this Windows patch: Intel System 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM 10.1.2.80
Yesterday, I started receiving reports of a recommended update that suddenly appeared in the Windows Update listing for some Windows 7 and 8.1 machines. (As "recommended,"...
5 recovery environments for tricky Windows 10 repairs
If you work with Windows systems, especially on the client side, you’ll occasionally need to bring an inoperable system back to life. The causes of this lamentable system state are...
