It’s raining patches. This week we’ve seen a barrage of updates to Windows 10 (pick your flavor), nine security bulletins, 28 security patches for Office, and a killer patch for Windows Journal on Win10. Combined that with last week’s 40-odd Office non-security patches, which won’t be available on WSUS until Aug. 16, the same date that the Anniversary Update, version 1607, rolls out on WSUS. There should be a big black mark on every admin’s calendar for Aug. 16. It’s a good day to plan to be out sick.
I figure we have enough patching fodder this month for two thick novels. I also think Microsoft’s in cahoots with the U.S. Labor Department, trying to pump up system admin employment figures for the August jobs report.
