The mechanics of Windows patching – in plain English

If you’re troubled by Microsoft’s patching policies, you aren’t alone. If you’re confused about Microsoft’s patching…

Windows updaters express frustrations. Microsoft responds.

No doubt you recall patching guru Susan Bradley’s open letter to Microsoft brass, summarizing the results…

If at first you don’t succeed, .Net, .Net, .Net again

July will go down in the Microsoft Patching Halls of Infamy as one of the worst…

An open letter to Microsoft management re: Windows updating

From: Susan BradleyTo: Mr. Satya Nadella, Mr. Carlos Picoto and Mr. Scott GuthrieDear Sirs:Today, as Windows…

Microsoft Patch Alert: Still reeling from one of the worst patching months ever

If you ever wondered why people — and organizations — are taking longer and longer to…

July Windows updates, for all versions, are stumbling all over themselves

As we follow the Mad Microsoft Hatter down the July 2018 update rabbit hole, it helps…

Yet another Surface Book 2 problem: GPU not detected. Microsoft doesn’t care.

I don’t know why Microsoft refuses to address legitimate, repeated, massively documented complaints about its Surface…

July Windows .Net patches appear, disappear, reappear, disappear again

Microsoft's July 2018 series of patching missteps, with .Net security patches in particular, have left many…