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The Register article has brief but informative explanations of each of the patches and the vulnerabilities they each address.
1 posted on 04/13/2016 9:18:03 AM PDT by dayglored
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To: Abby4116; afraidfortherepublic; aft_lizard; AF_Blue; amigatec; AppyPappy; arnoldc1; ATOMIC_PUNK; ...
Okay, everybody who patches... Today is the day! ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: just search on keyword "windowspinglist".

2 posted on 04/13/2016 9:19:02 AM PDT by dayglored ("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.")
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To: dayglored

I’m still downloading some of the important updates and have a few left to go.

Last time, I didn’t download the Internet Explorer update, because people were saying it’s just advertising/nagging from MS to upgrade to Win10.

KB3146449 does not appear in the list of installed updates for the system as it is integrated into KB3139929.

Now I find that I can’t log onto live.com or hotmail accounts. I wonder if this is related???


4 posted on 04/13/2016 9:29:42 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: dayglored

I quit updating my Win10 machine after I had to do a restore to re-establish wi-fi connectivity. I still update my Win7 machine that I’m not converting to Win10 for the same reason. Maybe by the time I get a new machine, they’ll have some of the Win10 bugs worked out.

Win10 comes with some nice spyware embedded, but the updates were a mess.


5 posted on 04/13/2016 9:31:55 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: dayglored

I’m gonna have to opt out of the automatic updates again.
Microsoft’s damn auto-boot did not dismount an encrypted drive before reboot and now the disk is corrupt.
I’ve got a backup of the encryption headers, but now I have to go searching for the thumb drive I put them on.


6 posted on 04/13/2016 9:36:14 AM PDT by BuffaloJack (Slavery will continue to exist and thrive as long a Islam continues to exist.)
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To: dayglored

At this point, I am apprehensive about downloading any patches from Microsoft, until I get a good patch by patch description from somebody not affiliated with Microsoft.

Face it, their Windows 10 debacle has ruined their credibility, leaving their users in fear of both Win 10 adware, and gradual modifications of their system that force an unwanted move to Win 10.

I’ve even seen a comment referring to them as “update rapists”.


8 posted on 04/13/2016 9:43:02 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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To: dayglored

Bump....


23 posted on 04/13/2016 9:15:20 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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bkmk


24 posted on 04/14/2016 5:20:28 AM PDT by Faith65 (Isaiah 40:31)
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