Watch For Windows Updates - Patch Tuesday, April 10, 2007

[Wiz Feinberg]

On Tuesday, April 10, 2007, Microsoft is releasing the following updates through Windows Updates Services:

Security Updates

. Four Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows. The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security
Analyzer. These updates will require a restart.

. One Microsoft Security Bulletin affecting Microsoft Content Management Server. The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer. These updates may require a restart.


Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

. Microsoft will release an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services and the Download Center.
Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using Software Update Services (SUS).

Non-security High Priority updates on MU, WU, WSUS and SUS

. Microsoft will release 2 NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates for Windows on Windows Update (WU) and Software Update Services (SUS).

. Microsoft will release 4 NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates on Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

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As has happened before, always set a system restore point before installing any Windows or major application updates, just in case one of them breaks an important application, or Windows itself. Last week an out-of-cycle Microsoft critical patch reeked havoc on computers that used Realtek audio adapters. See my Blog article about the Realtek adapter problems caused by the April 3 patch, and the suggested remedies.