July tends to be a leisurely month in Windows and Office patch land, and this one’s no exception.
We had a bit of a thrill July 15 when Outlook stopped working on millions of PCs all over the world, but Microsoft fixed the bug four hours later by updating its servers.
Folks who pay for Windows 7 Extended Security Updates felt rightfully miffed when the new .NET Framework 4.8 patch, KB 4565636, refused to install. Microsoft took nine days to fix the bug and re-ship the patch.
We also found out this month that Microsoft’s way of handling the newly-reinstituted “optional, non-security, C/D Week” patches runs all over the lot.
