The change to Windows Updates getting the headlines this month has to do with the bundled quality updates. You can no longer choose individual patches for Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, or Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, or Server 2012 R2. These operating systems will follow the model employed by Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 with one quality update, one monthly quality rollup, … [Read more...]
Internet Explorer Enterprise Mode Site List schema 2 improves readability
Microsoft released a new version of the Internet Explorer Enterprise Mode Site List tool within the past few months. It finally came time to update my list, so I installed the latest tool and updated the list. The big change is that you can specify which browser a URL should open in. For example, if you need a site to open in IE but the end-user opened it in Edge, the … [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...]