After trying to track down all of the different places that Microsoft releases information about updates, sometimes my eyes do get crossed. I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not perfect so if there’s a patch number wrong, or linked to the wrong patch, just let me know and I’ll fix it. I try as much as humanly possible to list all of the updates that got released during the month that impact the majority of computers and then if there are any major issues with a patch, to identify and recap those issues in one spot. What information does the Master Patch List contain? So the Master Patch List is a master listing of the major patch releases to various home and business systems. You can just stop there and not worry about the rest of the details and just watch the number system at the top of the site. Just go in there and pick a date in the future and then sit back and wait for the dust to settle. Alternatively, you can use a variety of tools (see to hide and defer updates. If you are NOT an insider, you can defer up to 35 days. Note that if you have opted into the insider versions, you can only defer for 7 days. The “low tech” way is to go into the settings, updates and security and defer updates for a number of days. How do you defer updates for Windows 10 and 11? There are several ways. When I flip the site to a different number (typically a 2) at the beginning of the month – typically right before the second Tuesday of the month, you want to defer updates. When I flip it to a different number at the end of the month, that’s the time you can stop deferring the updates and install them. First off if you don’t want to delve into the details but just want to wait until the dust has cleared and all of the issues have been identified, watch when we change the “Defcon” number at the top of the site. There are several ways you can use the list. ![]() The other day I was asked how does one use the Master patch list? Posted on Octoat 23:46 CDT by Susan Bradley
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