Updates 2026-07-14

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Welcome back, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for July, 2026.

If your Windows 10 computer can not be upgraded to Windows 11 then you should either replace your device or use the Windows 10 ESU program to get another year out of it.

Windows 11 25H2 is now available and Windows 11 23H2 and older are no longer supported. It’s safe to upgrade to Windows 11 25H2 now, but be prepared for the Start Menu to change. You will likely want to click the “View” drop-down and switch to List.

macOS 26 Tahoe is now available and macOS 13 Ventura and older are no longer supported. macOS 26 is now stable and you should upgrade to this version if your hardware supports it.

There were 1600+ major hacks, and over 725 application updates this month. It’s a huge month, with about 7.5 GB of updates for most users.

This is the second month in a row where almost every browser in the world addressed over five hundred (500!) security vulnerabilities EACH in the last 30 days. Updates are important.


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Updates 2025-07-08

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Today is Patch Tuesday for July, 2025.

It’s as safe as it’s going to be to upgrade to Windows 11 24H2 or macOS 15/Sequoia.

There were over 200 application updates this month. It’s a very small month, with only about 1.5 GB of updates for most users.

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Updates 2024-08-13

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Today is Patch Tuesday for August, 2024.

There were 436+ major hacks, and over 372 application updates this month.
It’s an enormous month, with about 4 GB of updates for most users.

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Updates 2023-08-08

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Welcome back, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for August, 2023.

This month brings a whole bucket of ugly, and a reminder that fixing a bug is not the same thing as fixing the software. Every common browser released at least a security update each week for the last month, with Firefox maxing out sanity tests by releasing five (5) security updates in a mere ten (10) days. I warned about this years ago.

There were over 160 major hacks (some involving millions of users and thousands of organizations, one involving billions of users, Microsoft’s own security keys), and over 200 application updates this month. It’s a huge month, with about 4 GB of updates for most users.


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Updates 2023-06-13

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Welcome back, Folks!

Today is Patch Tuesday for June, 2023.

This month brings critical security updates for all supported Apple products, the end of all non-LTS versions of Windows 10 other than v22H2 (if you aren’t sure whether you are using LTS, you aren’t), and new security updates for every browser every single week since last month. That’s on top of the 180+ major hacks, and over 220 application updates this month.

Prepare yourself, there will be about 4.5 GB of updates for most devices this month.


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