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August Patch Tuesday addresses 107 vulnerabilities
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June Patch Tuesday resolves Windows zero-day
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IT admins should know that one of the simplest ways to deploy Windows applications across a fleet of managed desktops is with an MSIX bundle and MSIX files.
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August Patch Tuesday addresses 107 vulnerabilities
Admins have no zero-days this month, but organizations that still rely on Exchange Server or SharePoint Server will have several serious flaws to resolve.
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Microsoft targets 130 vulnerabilities on July Patch Tuesday
Admins will want to focus on issuing corrections for the large number of flaws, some of which require no user interaction, in Windows RRAS and Microsoft Office.
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June Patch Tuesday resolves Windows zero-day
Microsoft fixes 66 bugs, including an actively exploited WebDAV remote-code execution flaw, but the BadSuccessor vulnerability remains unpatched.