Microsoft Windows Security Updates May 2020 overview
Welcome to the overview for Microsoft's May 2020 Patch Day; Microsoft released security updates and non-security updates for all supported versions of Windows -- both client and server versions -- on May […]
Microsoft releases KB4550945 for Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909
Microsoft released a new cumulative update for the company's Windows 10 operating system. KB4550945 for Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909 brings the builds of the two versions of Windows 10 to […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates April 2020 overview
Welcome to the overview for Microsoft's April 2020 Patch Day; Microsoft released security updates for all supported versions of the Windows operating system -- client and server -- as well as other […]
Microsoft releases out-of-band update for Windows connectivity issues
Microsoft has published out-of-band updates for the Windows connectivity issue that it acknowledged last week-The updates are not available via Windows Update, WSUS or other update management systems at the time of […]
KB4541335 for Windows 10 1903 and 1909 released
Microsoft released the optional non-security update KB4541335Â for the company's operating systems Windows 10 version 1903 and version 1909 on March 24, 2020. The company announced earlier that it will pause the […]
Microsoft is pausing optional Windows update releases
Microsoft announced yesterday that it plans to pause the release of optional Windows updates from May 2020 onward. The company releases so-called C and D releases in the third or fourth week […]
Microsoft releases Windows 10 updates KB4541329, KB4541330, KB4541331 and KB4541333
Microsoft released so-called C-D Week updates for older versions of the company's operating system Windows 10 on March 17, 2020. The updates KB4541329, KB4541330, KB4541331 and KB4541333Â are considered preview updates and […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates March 2020 overview
Welcome to the overview for Microsoft's March 2020 Patch Day; the company released security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Windows as well as other company products. The overview provides you […]
Microsoft releases KB4535996 for Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909
Microsoft has released a new (optional) cumulative update for the company's Windows 10 operating system versions 1903 and 1909. KB4535996 is available as an optional update via Windows Update, via Windows Server […]
It appears that the Windows 7 ESU Bypass is indeed working
Support for Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system ended on January 14, 2020 officially. Home users cannot extend support for the operating system while business and Enterprise customers may extend support by up […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates February 2020 overview
Welcome to the February 2020 overview of the Microsoft February 2020 Patch Day. It is a special Patch Day, as it is the first after support for Microsoft's Windows 7 and Windows […]
KB4532695 for Windows 10 version 1903 and 1909 fixes File Explorer Search issue
Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4532695 for the company's Windows 10 operating system that fixes several issues including the File Explorer Search issue. The update is available for Windows 10 version 1903 […]
Microsoft releases KB4534321 and KB4534308 for Windows 10 version 1809 and 1803
Microsoft has released two updates for the company's Windows 10 operating system. KB4534321 for Windows 10 version 1809 and KB4534308Â for Windows 10 version 1803 include non-security improvements and changes only. Both […]
Did Microsoft release another Windows 10 update by mistake?
Back in October 2019, Microsoft released an update intended for Autopilot-powered devices to its entire userbase; the company pulled the update soon thereafter. It appears that Microsoft made a similar mistake in […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates December 2019 overview
Welcome to the overview of the last Patch Tuesday of 2019. Microsoft released security and non-security updates for all supported products on December 11, 2019. Our monthly series provides system administrators and […]
Microsoft rolls out Unified Update Platform preview update KB4529943
Microsoft released KB4529943 yesterday to devices that participate in the Unified Update Platform preview. The update will be released later to devices that run Windows 10 and don't participate in the UUP […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates October 2019 overview
Microsoft released security and non-security updates for the Microsoft Windows operating system and other company products on October 8, 2019. Our overview of the monthly release of patches provides administrators and home […]
Windows Automatic Updates Manager review
Windows Automatic Updates Manager (WAU Manager) is a free software program for Microsoft Windows devices that gives administrators control over the updating process. Microsoft removed some of the controls that administrators had […]
Windows September 2019 Updates: more search woes and Telemetry
Microsoft released security updates and regular updates for all versions of Windows on yesterday's September 2019 Patch Tuesday. It does not take long, usually, before an assessment can be made on the […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates September 2019 overview
It is September 10, 2019 and Microsoft has just released security and non-security updates for its Microsoft Windows operating system and other company products. Our overview of the September 2019 Patch Day […]
KB4512941 for Windows 10 version 1903
The second cumulative patch for the current version of Windows 10, in this case Windows 10 version 1903, is always late to the party. Microsoft released updates for earlier versions of Windows […]
Microsoft releases KB4512478 and KB4512514 previews
Microsoft released the monthly rollup previews KB4512478 and KB4512514 for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows Server 2008 R2 and 2012 R2 this weekend. The release on a Saturday is a deviation […]
KB4512534 for Windows 10 version 1809 fixes VB bug and more
Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4512534 for its Windows 10 version 1809 operating system on August 17, 2019. The update follows the release of the updates KB4517297 for Windows 7 and Windows […]
First updates released that fix the Windows VB bugs
Microsoft released updates for Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 version 1709, as well as Windows Server 2008, 2008 R2, 2012 and 2012 R2 that addresses the recently discovered Visual Basic […]
Visual Basic issues in Windows August 2019 Updates
Microsoft added a new known issue to all cumulative updates that it released for Windows client and server versions in August 2019. The issue states that applications may stop responding if they […]
If you get Windows Update error 0x80092004 on Windows 7 or Server 2008 R2 do this
Microsoft released updates for all supported versions of Windows -- client and server -- on the August 2019 Patch Day. You can check out our overview of the updates if you have […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates August 2019 overview
Today is the August 2019 Patch Day over at Microsoft. The company released security and non-security updates for all supported versions of Microsoft Windows and other company products today. We publish detailed […]
Update KB4505658 for Windows 10 version 1809 is out
Microsoft released the long-awaited KB4505658 update for Windows 10 version 1809 on July 22, 2019. The update is the second cumulative update for the month following KB4507466 and KB4507465 for Windows 10 […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates July 2019 overview
Microsoft released security updates and non-security updates for Microsoft Windows (client and server) and other company products on the July 9, 2019 Patch Day. Our overview provides system administrators, organizations, and home […]
Manage Windows Updates with ABC-Update
ABC-Update is a free program for Microsoft Windows devices to manage and control when Windows updates are delivered to computers in a network. The application is available as a command line version […]
Control Windows Updates with Sledgehammer (formerly WUMT Wrapper Script)
Windows Update, or more precisely maintaining full control over the update behavior of the Windows operating system, was the topic of many articles here on this site. On the one hand, there […]
Windows 10 updates KB4493437, KB4493440, KB4493436 and KB4493473 arrive a week late
Better late than never, I guess. Microsoft released the usual second batch of updates that it releases each month for Windows 10 version 1607, 1703, 1709 and Windows 10 version 1803. The […]
Microsoft explains why Windows Update did not work on January 29, 2019
Windows users and administrators reported that Windows Update was broken for them on January 29, 2019. Affected systems received an "error encountered" error message when Windows Update was used to search for […]
Here is another reason to avoid "check for updates" in Windows 10
Windows 10 and updates, a never ending story. Michael Fortin, Corporate Vice President, Windows, revealed insights about the update testing and vetting process at Microsoft this week. Microsoft releases cumulative updates on […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates September 2018 release overview
Today is the second Tuesday of the month and that means that Microsoft has just released security updates for all supported company products. The August 2018 Patch Day was rather uneventful, especially […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates August 2018 release overview
Microsoft released security updates for Windows, Office, and other company products on the August 2018 Patch Tuesday (Update Tuesday). Last month's Patch Day was not the the smoothest of them all as […]
KB4340917 update released for Windows 10 version 1803
Microsoft released KB4340917 for Windows 10 version 1803, the April 2018 Update, which brings the version of the operating system to 17134.191 after installation. It is the second update that Microsoft released for the […]
Microsoft Windows Security Updates July 2018 release overview
It is July 10, 2018 today and that means it is time for our monthly Microsoft Patch Day overview. Microsoft releases security updates for company products on the second Tuesday of each […]
Microsoft releases KB4284848 for Windows 10 version 1803
It took Microsoft a bit longer than expected but KB4284848, a new cumulative update for Windows 10 version 1803, has finally been released. Microsoft released cumulative updates for previous versions of Windows […]
Why you should always read Microsoft's English update notes
Microsoft publishes update notes, support articles, and other information in English and in other languages. The main language for all content is English but content may also get translated into other languages […]
