Hello everyone,
Have you applied the April 2019 third party updates? If not here they are. Microsoft updates their Windows Operating System automatically but third party (non-Microsoft) updates may catch you off guard. Please review the following and update accordingly asap.
Opera 60.0
29 April 2019
The Opera browser has been updated to Version 60.0.3255.70. This update provides bug fixes.
Windows
Updates
26 April 2019
Microsoft has released a new Cumulative Update for Windows 10 versions 1803, 1709, 1703 and 1607.
Chrome
74.0
24 April 2019
Google has released Version 74.0.3729.108 of the Chrome browser. This update provides a range of improvements, as well as security and bug fixes.
Firefox
66.0.3
11 April 2019
Mozilla has released Version 66.0.3 of the Firefox browser. This update provides bug fixes.
Windows
Update Issues
11 April 2019
There are reports, backed by an announcement on the Sophos website, that the latest Security Updates for Windows 7 and 8.1 are causing boot failure on systems with Sophos software. Sophos recommends booting into Safe Mode, disabling the Sophos Anti-virus service, then rebooting and uninstalling the relevant security update (KB4493467 on Windows 8.1 and KB4493472 on Windows 7).
Update: MS has officially acknowledged this issue. Avast users also appear to
be affected as per this article on
the Avast website.
Microsoft
Security Updates
10 April 2019
Microsoft has released its monthly set of Windows security updates which you can view here and obtain via Windows Update. This includes the latest Windows 7 Rollup and Windows 8.1 Rollup updates, as well as Windows 10 Cumulative Updates.
Acrobat
Reader DC 19
10 April 2019
Adobe has released a new Version 2019.010.20099 of its free software for viewing PDF documents, now known as Acrobat Reader DC. This update addresses specific security issues.
Flash Player 32.0
10 April 2019
Adobe has released Version 32.0.0.171 of the Flash Player plugin for browsers. To download the full offline installer, use these links depending upon your browser: Internet Explorer or Firefox or Opera. Use Windows Update to update the built-in Flash Player in IE11 under Windows 8 and 10, and Edge under Windows 10. Update to the latest version of Chrome to update its built-in Flash Player.
Opera
60.0
10 April 2019
The Opera browser has been updated to Version 60.0.3255.27. This major update provides new features including a new borderless design, adds Web 3 support and a Crypto Wallet, as well as security and bug fixes.
Windows
10 May 2019 Update
5 April 2019
Microsoft has provided details of the new features that allow for greater control over Windows Updates in the upcoming Windows 10 version 1903, also known as the May 2019 Update. The free major update will be available as a Release Preview next week, and will then be made available more broadly in late May.
Windows
Updates
3 April 2019
Microsoft has released a new Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1809.
Best wishes,
Randy The Tech Professor
