Microsoft Updates for April 2015

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  1. anon

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    This update performs diagnostics on the Windows systems that participate in the Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program in order to determine whether compatibility issues may be encountered when the latest Windows operating system is installed. This update will help Microsoft and its partners ensure compatibility for customers who are seeking to install the latest Windows operating system.
    ;)
     
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    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/security/ms15-mar.aspx
     
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    http://blogs.technet.com/b/msrc/archive/2015/04/14/april-2015-updates.aspx
     
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    Last edited: Apr 15, 2015
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    Thanks for sharing. Installed both, no problems so far.
     
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    New day, new updates...
    Installed all of them, no problems so far. I don't know why they didn't hold them until next patch Tuesday.
     
  10. JRViejo

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    I only received 2 Optional Updates, and they were not on that list (Win7 Home Premium 64-bit):

    KB3020369
    KB3045645
     
  11. anon

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    Windows 8.1U3 Pro 32-bit: Received the above mentioned 4 optional updates.
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    Article ID: 3046480 - Last Review: April 29, 2015 - Revision: 2.0
    Applies to
    • Windows 8.1 Enterprise
    • Windows 8.1 Pro
    • Windows 8.1
    • Windows RT 8.1
    • Windows 7 Service Pack 1, when used with:
      • Windows 7 Ultimate
      • Windows 7 Enterprise
      • Windows 7 Professional
      • Windows 7 Home Premium
      • Windows 7 Home Basic
      • Windows 7 Starter
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    Article ID: 3048043 - Last Review: April 29, 2015 - Revision: 2.0
    Applies to
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation
    • Windows 8.1 Enterprise
    • Windows 8.1 Pro
    • Windows 8.1
    • Windows RT 8.1
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    Article ID: 3048097 - Last Review: April 29, 2015 - Revision: 2.0
    Applies to
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation
    • Windows 8.1 Enterprise
    • Windows 8.1 Pro
    • Windows 8.1
    • Windows RT 8.1
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    Article ID: 3021910 - Last Review: April 29, 2015 - Revision: 2.0
    Applies to
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation
    • Windows 8.1 Enterprise
    • Windows 8.1 Pro
    • Windows 8.1
    • Windows RT 8.1
     
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  12. ghodgson

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    Hi,
    I got these 2 updates as well, BUT the 'more info' link just leads to a 'oops sorry page no longer exists', so what they are for is anybody's guess.
    If MS don't want to supply the relevant info then they will not be installed. - Simple as.

    Gordon
     
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    I see so many such abnormalities going on that it becomes the new norm for Microsoft patches. I start to wonder, what kind of coders do MS hire these days? Incompetent is the word comes to my mind. A shame, truly.
     
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    I can think of a few choice adjectives for MS coders these days. Incompetent would be the most polite one. :mad:
     
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    Blame the platform, not the people. Microsoft hires some brilliant coders, but the NT code base is extremely Byzantine.
     
  18. Daveski17

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    Hmmm ...

    'An aged Operating System is but a paltry thing,
    A tattered coat upon a stick, unless
    Soul clap its hands and sing, and louder sing
    For every tatter in its mortal dress,
    Nor is there singing school but studying
    Monuments of its own magnificence;
    And therefore I have sailed the seas and come
    To the holy city of Byzantium.'

    With apologies to William Butler Yeats.

    Microsoft seemed to have let their best coders go, it seems to me. ;)
     
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    Microsoft re-releases seven optional patches, including KB 3046480...
    The patches appear to be innocuous and seem to mostly pave the way for Windows 10. Here's the list, along with the official descriptions:


     
  20. Carver

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    Which is why I up dated on 5-3-2015 The update before was on 4-11-2015 after windows update just started
    working on 4-11-2015 after "Going on Holiday" for 6 months





    I can think of a few choice adjectives for MS coders these days. Incompetent would be the most polite one. :mad:

    I'll agree with that.

    w
     
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