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just brew it! wrote:Taking the updates is the lesser of two evils IMO. If you try to be selective you run a risk of skipping something that patches a critical hole (leaving you vulnerable), or something that other later updates depend on (causing problems down the road).
scott784 wrote:Maybe, I just need to learn Linux going forward! (lol).
whm1974 wrote:Sounds like Microsoft really shot itself in the foot this time.
BlackDove wrote:Just dont install any updates unless theyre security fixes.
just brew it! wrote:BlackDove wrote:Just dont install any updates unless theyre security fixes.
You're making a couple of implicit assumptions here, specifically: A) security fixes don't introduce unwanted behavior; and B) neglecting to install non-security fixes doesn't have the potential to cause breakage later on. I think both of these assumptions are incorrect.
Included in this update
Fixes a previous issue in the Diagnostics Tracking Service where when an advanced user applied the System File Checker Tool (sfc.exe), the .json files were unintentionally flagged as corrupt. This unintentional marking didn’t affect or indicate actual corruption on a device, and after you apply this update the files should no longer be marked as corrupt.
Reduces the network connections on a Windows system that doesn’t participate in the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP).
Fixes an occasional event decoding issue in the Trace Data Helper (TDH) TdhGetEventInformation function that caused Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) events created by using the .NET Framework 4.6 or ILoggingChannel Interface to decode incorrectly.
Windows 7 support
The Windows 7 offering also supports the kernel updates that were deployed separately to Windows 8.1 through security update 3045999.
This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Windows. These vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to the system and runs a specially crafted application. To exploit the vulnerabilities, an attacker would first have to log on to the system. This security update addresses the vulnerabilities by correcting how Windows validates impersonation events. For more information about the vulnerabilities, see the "More Information" section.
HERETIC wrote:Reading today MS has hit a new super LOW-started downloading W 10 to people that don't even want it.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/new ... st-in-case
What next-Hit the go button and force it upon you if you don't even want it???????????????????????????
Ninjitsu wrote:
KB3075249 seems okay, though I don't know what it means by "checking UAC for low integrity levels".
Ryu Connor wrote:That's telemetry.
scott784 wrote:There was a time (until very recent) that I almost always accepted Windows Updates and applied them (using Win7) without question. But now, particularly with some of the controversy surrounding Win10, I am beginning to question if that is the best practice! For example, update KB3035583 is the very one that installs that 'nag' icon in the task bar in the hopes that Win7 and Win8 users will go ahead and just click on it to reserve their copy of Win10. But it would appear that MS is getting sneaky by pushing other unwanted updates as well, such as KB3068708, that reportedly adds telemetry to Win7 and WIn8 users (with Microsoft's own little twist on the description of it)!
Now part of me doesn't really give a daxx about Microsoft keeping track of all this data as I don't do anything illegal or that I am ashamed of when I am online. Plus, I also realize other companies hoard data as well. But there is another part of me that feels like I should push back on general principle!
scott784 wrote:Now part of me doesn't really give a daxx
BlackDove wrote:Well at least a few of us know why its like this. Its called a front door.
just brew it! wrote:Taking the updates is the lesser of two evils IMO. If you try to be selective you run a risk of skipping something that patches a critical hole (leaving you vulnerable), or something that other later updates depend on (causing problems down the road).
credible wrote:All this privacy non-sense needs to stop, when anonymity is gone from the internet, humans are going to progress much further.
All this privacy non-sense needs to stop, when anonymity is gone from the internet, humans are going to progress much further.
credible wrote:All this privacy non-sense needs to stop, when anonymity is gone from the internet, humans are going to progress much further.
MarkG509 wrote:Ryu Connor wrote:That's telemetry.
I've kept myself logged-off all day from TR to avoid posting how I really feel about all this (in a family-friendly way). The best I can do is "Just Nope". Windows update is now a game of Wack-a-Mole, unfortunately literally, and ATM I just don't have the time, nor the desire/energy for that.