May 13 MS will release 2 ‘Critical’ and six ‘Important’ updates.

from JoeUser Forums

 

It’s been a busy month for MS.

Just last week MS released an unscheduled security patch for the zero-day RCE patch.

So, May 13th will be  ‘Patch Tuesday’ and as usual MS has delineated what will be in the update.

You can read about it here: https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-may in far more detail as to what each patch is, and the software affected broken down in the Executive Summary and the “Software Affected” tables as well as the breakdown by OS.

The Malicious Software Removal Tool will be updated as well.

Suffice it to say, this is an update not to be ignored. You can also expect an Adobe Update also on the 13th.

 

Source:

http://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-to-release-two-critical-and-six-important-security-updates-may-13

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Reply #1 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Good heads-up. Thanks for posting.   :thumbsup:

Reply #2 from WinCustomize Forums Top

bump

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Reply #3 from WinCustomize Forums Top

B U M P

Reply #4 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Checking for updates. No updates available...yet.

Reply #5 from WinCustomize Forums Top

They probably won't show up in Windows Update until tomorrow, that is what usually happens.

Reply #6 from WinCustomize Forums Top

LightStar is correct. MS does this to stagger the server load.

Thanks to everyone who kept the post 'alive' :). These are really important updates.

Reply #7 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Bated breath holding. :P

Reply #8 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I installed the updates today. Made my computer slow to a crawl. Any ideas on this?

Reply #9 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Just installed the updates and my computer is just fine, Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

 

Reply #10 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting kona0197, reply 8

I installed the updates today. Made my computer slow to a crawl. Any ideas on this?
End of kona0197's quote
You need a new computer?

 

Reply #11 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I just upgraded this one two months ago.

Reply #12 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I know I may regret this but what function are you doing on the computer that is crawling, internal operations or using your browser?

Reply #13 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Booting up after the updates took 4 minutes and every time after that is taking 4 or 5 minutes. Used to take 40 seconds.

Reply #14 from WinCustomize Forums Top

What OS kona? 

From my experience a reboot after doing an update will take a little more time than normal, you should even see a screen that tells you that. 

Reply #15 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Quoting kona0197, reply 13
Used to take 40 seconds.
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I have an SSD and I barely boot up in 45 seconds. o_O

Reply #16 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Why react, Jim?

Reply #17 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nice avatar, Doc. Is that a PhotoShark?

Reply #18 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I got 7 important updates...none critical. After the install it took just under three minutes to boot up.

Reply #19 from Stardock Forums Top

 

Quoting kona0197, reply 8
I installed the updates today. Made my computer slow to a crawl. Any ideas on this?
End of kona0197's quote

 

@ kona and anyone else interested...

 

Not all updates complete their entire 'update process' immediately, so it is quite possible......and in cases like with .NET etc. (quite probable) that the 'updated' file(s) in question may still be performing other operations in the background including but not limited to cleanup etc. etc. etc.

 

The above can of course have an averse (albeit temporary) effect on system load-time(s) and/or program responsiveness etc. etc.

 

As stated for instance .NET updates sometimes require additional post-update processing/file operations and while those are usually scheduled for times when the CPU is idle, it is possible for some of those file operations to take place on subsequent system 'reboots' and/or at other times when they may be more noticeable to the user.

Reply #20 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Great explanation, Monk. Worthy of karma. :thumbsup:

Reply #21 from WinCustomize Forums Top

I have Windows 7. My point is that even after rebooting 5 times it's still taking upwards of five minutes to boot when it used to take one minute at the most.

Reply #22 from WinCustomize Forums Top

That's what makes working with computer interesting......we all set ours up differently or to our own likes, which is why no one is responding having the same experience that you are kona.  :sun:

Reply #23 from Stardock Forums Top

If you are using Win8.1 with WB please do not install the optional update in the list until after you upgrade WB to the latest files which will be out on Wednesday.  The automatic ones should be fine, just avoid the optional one for now.

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Reply #24 from WinCustomize Forums Top

Nice job, Neil! Thanks!  5*

Reply #25 from Stardock Forums Top

Quoting kona0197, reply 21

I have Windows 7. My point is that even after rebooting 5 times it's still taking upwards of five minutes to boot when it used to take one minute at the most.
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Opening the 'Computer Management' console snapin (START> RUN>compmgmt.msc) and parsing the 'Windows Logs' by drilling down in the 'Event Viewer' may help shed some light.  For explanation of individual event ID's there are several web resources readily available via a quick web search.