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Maintaining Windows

Maintaining Windows

- Folks, there's no denying it. Software updates are crucial to maintaining a healthy system. And an unpatched system can spell disaster to a network. And although Windows has made their update process relatively hands free lately, there are still some things to take note of. But before we dig into the actual Windows update, let's talk about the concept of patch management. So every release of software, of applications, of anything like that, will eventually get patched to have additional security updates or feature implementations or things like that. The security updates are what you want to be concerned with when we're talking about patch management, and being proactive with applying those patches to your devices, your PCs, and your software will ensure that you won't be vulnerable to whatever is specifically getting fixed in those patches. So just make sure that you practice good patch management, and be proactive about…

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