February 2017 security update release delayed

f14tomcat · 16 Feb 2017

Borg 386 said:

Microsoft to delay its February patches to March 14 | ZDNet

Good. A final word on the schedule.

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/...pdate-release/

Scottyboy99 · 16 Feb 2017

Good news. Nice to have a month off from Windows Updates!

JohnBurns · 16 Feb 2017

What about update to Adobe Flash Player for Edge in the meantime?

f14tomcat · 16 Feb 2017

JohnBurns said:

What about update to Adobe Flash Player for Edge in the meantime?

John, doubt there will be one...maybe, don't know. Searched high and low and there isn't a way I could find to independently update it. Best move, if there are concerns, is to disable Flash in Edge temporarily or switch browser temporarily. IE uses same, so that's out. Maybe somebody else has a trick.

roblinb · 16 Feb 2017

Thanks for the update, F14.

OilerNut · 16 Feb 2017

Delaying it until March makes the most sense and the less disruptive option for businesses. Rather than releasing them mid month.

f14tomcat · 16 Feb 2017

OilerNut said:

Delaying it until March makes the most sense and the less disruptive option for businesses. Rather than releasing them mid month.

Agreed. Not knowing is usually the hardest thing, now we know. If there is a serious security issue, they can always do an out-of-band patch. It's been done before. Maybe one for Edge ActiveX. (Hint, hint...MS)

reddice · 16 Feb 2017

Borg 386 said:

Microsoft to delay its February patches to March 14 | ZDNet

That is the greatest news I heard today.

jtjt00 · 18 Feb 2017

MS should releases Feb patch within a week, delay to Mar will make things even worse. Mar got its own patches as well. A combined patch is going to be huge.

gtspeck · 18 Feb 2017

jtjt00 said:

MS should releases Feb patch within a week, delay to Mar will make things even worse. Mar got its own patches as well. A combined patch is going to be huge.

Good point!