This post brought to you by HP MPS. The content and opinions expressed below are that of 404 Tech Support. In this month's batch of Windows Updates, Microsoft included KB3170005 in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS16-087 to address a vulnerability that could allow remote code execution on most versions of Windows and Windows Server. The proof-of-concept shows this is done … [Read more...]
June 2016 Windows Update MS16-072 changes the behavior of group policies
If you are experiencing issues with Group Policies not working since installing the June 2016 Windows Updates, you need to be aware of a change that has been made with MS16-072 for security reasons. The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-3223. MS16-072 identifies the vulnerability as a man-in-the-middle attack and to prevent it computer credentials are used to read group … [Read more...]
Microsoft fighting WSUS problems with Windows Update KB3148812
If you manage Windows Server Update Services for your organization, particularly with WSUS running on Windows Server 2012 R2, you might have been following the fun since last week's non-security update release of updates on April 19th. KB3148812 was released that day to "enable Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to natively decrypt Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) in … [Read more...]
Escaping the ‘failure configuring updates. Reverting…’ loop on Windows 7
Working on Windows 7 is beginning to feel like a trip down memory lane. Windows 8 and Windows 10 have some drastic interface differences that working on Windows 7 requires a little refocus. It's not nearly as bad as working on a Windows XP or Vista box these days but it's getting there. I have most of my computers to Windows 10 or at least Windows 8.1. However, I found … [Read more...]
Microsoft updates IE New Tab page to nag for Windows 10
March's Patch Tuesday includes a bad example of Microsoft abusing the security update cycle. KB3139929 is an actual security update. It resolves remote code execution vulnerabilities. This security update resolves several reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted … [Read more...]