Microsoft postpones Patch Tuesday (February Windows Updates)

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Microsoft postpones Patch Tuesday  (February Windows Updates)

MOD: I was not paying attention to the news clips but did notice there have not been any Windows Updates published this month yet - the usual being the second Tuesday of the month dubbed ' Patch Tuesday'..... EXPLAINED:

Microsoft postpones Patch Tuesday 

"For some years now, Adobe has been releasing Flash Player and other updates on the same day, as starting with Windows 8 Flash Player came with the OS.

But this Patch Tuesday came and went, and Microsoft did not publish any updates, and the following official short explanation has been offered:

“Our top priority is to provide the best possible experience for customers in maintaining and protecting their systems. This month, we discovered a last minute issue that could impact some customers and was not resolved in time for our planned updates today. After considering all options, we made the decision to delay this month’s updates. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this change to the existing plan.” .....


Patch Tuesday is the day when most system administrators sit down and perform critical patching of the systems under their control – or at least begin testing the updates and patches released by Microsoft, and planning their deployment....

IN FULL: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2017/02/15/microsoft-postpones-patch-tuesday/

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