Second-wave April Windows patches arrive, not with a bang, but a Japanese whimper

Microsoft usually releases patches on Tuesdays at 10 a.m. Redmond time. So it came as something of a surprise when we saw the second round of April patches rolling out on the fourth Thursday of the month at 2:30 p.m. Admins, who have come to expect this kind of erratic behavior, are pulling out more gray hair.

I could understand if the Fourth Tuesday patches included something critical that required last-minute tweaking. But…, Microsoft.

Here’s a rundown of this month’s second-wave patches:

Win10 version 1809 – nothing. Delays in the 1809 patches are old news, but the usual excuse involves extra testing in the Windows Insider Release Preview (beta testing) ring. This month, 1809 isn’t in the Release Preview ring. It’s just AWOL.

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