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If you want to find the full list of Windows Updates installed on your machine, you can use a PowerShell command. This method is particularly useful for operating systems like Windows Server Core, where graphical user interfaces might not be available. Using PowerShell to List Installed Windows Updates Command To retrieve a list of installed Windows Updates, run the following …
Retrieve Installed Windows Updates with PowerShell Read MoreWe recently ran into a problem on an older domain running Microsoft Server 2008 SP2 (not R2) as its DNS server. The problem was that the DNS service on the server kept stopping and crashing. This then obviously caused DNS issues throughout the domain. Having ran through a number of updates, removing them one by one, we finally identified Microsoft …
KB4577064 – Breaks Windows Server 2008 DNS Read MoreWindows 10 users are being told to update now before hackers have a chance to take advantage of a critical flaw. An apparent vulnerability within the Microsoft operating system could let cybercriminals take control of your PC and even delete files. Microsoft recently addressed over 100 flaws in its latest Patch Tuesday update, 16 of these being considered critical. Two …
Windows 10 Bug Allows Hackers to Delete Your Files Read MoreAnother set of Microsoft Updates comes around and yet another set of problems arise! Windows 10 Search Bar Bug This time it’s the turn of the Windows 10 search bar to stop working. It seems that this particular bug hits when you click the Start button and type a search – nothing appears! Well, don’t worry because there is a …
How to fix the Windows 10 Search Bar Bug Read MoreWindows 10 is Microsoft’s latest operating system and many people use it on their computers, whether they are laptops or desktops. Even though it has been praised by lots of users, this OS has its own problems and the biggest one seems to be related to updates. Lots of people complain on forums that the latest Windows 10 update failed, …
What To Do If Windows 10 Update Failed Read MoreIf you have custom build images that you are using in your SCCM OSD environment, you may find that keeping them up to date is a real problem. However, there is a way of running Windows Updates against your custom WIM files offline and then simply redistributing your WIM file. Below is a guide on how to carry this out and a list of …
Updating a WIM Image File using Offline Updates Read MoreAfter really wanting to get Java updates pushed through our WSUS but never really having the time to look into it, last week I decided it was time to get it done after endless complaints from our users (they dont have admin rights so when they get the automatic Java updates they fail – and to our users this is …
Java Updates to Client Machines using Windows Updates Read More
