You all know what happens on the second Tuesday of each month: its Patch Tuesday. The Patch Tuesday, January 2018 edition focuses heavily on security, bringing a bevy of improvements that will help your Windows systems to successfully block the latest cyber threats.
As a quick reminder, recent security reports unveiled that CPUs are affected by a severe vulnerability that could potentially allow hackers to steal information from your computer.
So, if you want to protect your computer against the latest threats, download the Patch Tuesday updates.
Patch Tuesday, January 2018: Heres that full list of updates1. Windows OS updates Windows 10 version 1507
KB4056893 Windows 10 version 1511
KB4056888 Windows 10 version 1607
KB4056890 Windows 10 version 1703
KB4056891 Windows 10 version 1709
KB4056892 Windows 8.1 monthly rollup
KB4056895 Windows 8.1 security update
KB4056898 Windows 7 monthly rollup
KB4056894 Windows 7 security update
KB4056897 Windows 10 RTM
KB40568932. Other updates
KB4056868 Windows 10 1703 compatibility update
KB890830 Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool update3. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1 updates
KB4033343
KB4033345
KB4033417
KB4033418
KB4033369
KB4033393
KB4033339
KB40333424. Office 2016 updatesThese updates focus mainly of patching security vulnerabilities that could allows remote code execution:
KB4011627
KB4011574
KB4011643
KB4011622
KB4011632
KB40116264. Office 2013 updatesThese updates patch removes code execution vulnerabilities and fix some Outlook issues:
KB4011639
KB4011580
KB4011651
KB4011636
KB4011637You can download these updates automatically through Windows Update or get the standalone update package from
Microsofts Update Catalog. Simply enter the KB number that you want to download, hit Enter and then click on the download button.
Note for AMD PC users: Due to the vast amount of issues reported by users, some of the Patch Tuesday updates may be unavailable for your device. Microsoft blocked the main Windows 7, 8.1 and Windows 10 cumulative updates until they manage to fix the issues reported by users.
Meanwhile, if you want to eliminate the risk of getting your computer bricked, you can block the updates. For more information, check out
this guide. However, keep in mind that not installing the latest updates makes your computer vulnerable to threats, so proceed at your own
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