Patch Tuesday

It's time to update your windows...if you wanna...

This is the time you update your OS (Operating System) and it's components with security patches and upgrades. (2nd Tuesday of Every Month)

Security patches are your Important (Automatic) updates like when you shut your system down it says, do not interrupt blah blah, it's recommended to NOT interrupt it, just walk away and let it finish.

Upgrades are your Optional updates that are not automatic and have to be chosen wisely.

Be sure to check your Automatic Updates before you shut down or install them, because we have seen MS putting drivers into the Important updates which can Blue Screen your computer.

If this happens, here is the home remedy that will save you a trip into the shop:

The fix for this issue is...

 1. Reboot System to 'Last Known Good Configuration'
 2. Uninstall the corrupt driver (usually video)
 3. Before you reboot run a Windows update and right click Driver and choose 'Hide Update'
 4. Now restart
 5. Restart/reboot (same thing) normal, system should boot. Once logged in, load the correct driver from OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) reboot
 6. Now run Windows update again, confirm driver does not show itself again and Hide any Driver update you see.
 7. Now install the remaining OS updates Only...reboot/restart (same thing)
 8. Check Updates again make sure nothing is left and remember, do your "Optional Update" w/out drivers ;-)

**AS ALWAYS AT YOUR OWN RISK**

We won't be updating today because we don't trust MS too much on this day and have been burned more than once with them.

We don't have mission critical machines that concern us too much to worry about updating today and if we did and they burned us, we know the resolve.

Uninstalling a bad update is as simple as uninstalling a program. A little different than a driver fix, but essentially the same.

We are still experiencing a little problem with Memory increasing and are wondering if any of these updates will address that issue or not.

It may a may not be related to their software and if memory increase remains after the updates are done than more than likely it's something else.

MS isn't dumb by any means and just because their OS isn't perfect right now doesn't matter because there's an old saying that protects them: "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new." — Albert Einstein

...and that's a fact!