With yesterday's Patch Tuesday security fixes, Microsoft has also rolled out an update to the Windows Analytics service that will help businesses with the process of patching the Meltdown and Spectre ...

Windows 10 is much different than Windows 7 and 8.1. But one way it will be the same, starting next week, is the patching method. On Oct. 11, Microsoft will start issuing monthly cumulative updates to ...

Microsoft's patch automation tool has been out for almost a year now. How has enterprises' security processes changed since then? Microsoft released Windows Autopatch last year to help alleviate the ...

This last week had a couple of interesting changes announced and rumored from Microsoft (disclosure Microsoft is a client of the author). The first was some needed changes to Office that will likely ...

In response to public requests for a primer on Microsoft's monthly update servicing for Windows 10, John Wilcox, a contributor to the Microsoft Tech Community, recently shared some details of the ...

Microsoft's first series of Windows Phone software "updates" have been a mess, to say the least. Some Windows Phone 7 customers can upgrade the software now. Some can get it later. And weeks ago, a ...

Susan Bradley, a prominent Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and moderator of the Patchmangement.org discussion forum for IT pros, says Microsoft should only deliver new Windows 10 and Office ...

Microsoft's decision this month to stop distribution of the fall feature upgrade to Windows 10 is only the latest sign of a broken update process. Upset users want that fixed. The latest fiasco to ...

This may seem like a shock, but is it possible that the Linux patching has surpassed the Mac and Windows operating systems? Recent vulnerabilities in Adobe Macromedia Flash and Mozilla Firefox that ...

Major Windows 10 updates, including this summer’s Anniversary Update and next year’s Creators Update, are distributed as essentially full operating system installs. The downloads are around 4GB, and ...

How you download and deploy Microsoft Office patches depends on the version and license type you have. Here's how to determine which process to use. Patching Microsoft Office 365 is one of the easiest ...

Microsoft should slow down its patch release process and it should only deliver new feature updates to Windows 10 and Office once per year. The July 10 patches came with 47 "known issues" listed in ...