Microsoft will phase out Patch Tuesday — its monthly potpourri of software product fixes — when it rolls out Windows 10, which could be a mixed bag for the operating system’s security. Patches will be applied automatically as they’re ready. That means users no longer will have to wait until the second Tuesday in the month to secure their systems from potentially troublesome vulnerabilities. However, there are a number of caveats to that scenario. First, the scheme applies only to Windows 10.
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Patch Tuesday Sunset Will Be a Mixed Bag for Windows Security
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. June 11, 2015 01:36 PMMicrosoft will phase out Patch Tuesday — its monthly potpourri of software product fixes — when it rolls out Windows 10, which could be a mixed bag for the operating system’s security. Patches will be applied automatically as they’re ready. That means users no longer will have to wait until the second Tuesday in the month to secure their systems from potentially troublesome vulnerabilities. However, there are a number of caveats to that scenario. First, the scheme applies only to Windows 10.