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This neowin article[1] links to the actual update that caused it, and state that MS have already issued a fix. For those in the comments asking how can people

by Jaruzel 10y ago

This neowin article[1] links to the actual update that caused it, and state that MS have already issued a fix. For those in the comments asking how can people carry on using Windows in a professional environment with update problems such as this... well proper businesses should be running the LTSB or CBB versions of Windows, AND/OR have SysOp managed delayed updates, which means that they shouldn't have received this update and therefore wouldn't be affected. [1] https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-breaks-dhcp-with-latest-windows-10-update-suggests-a-reboot-to-get-back-online https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-breaks-dhcp-with-lates...

shakna 10y ago
> well proper businesses should be running the LTSB or CBB versions of Windows, AND/OR have SysOp managed delayed updates So contractors and freelancers need to run and maintain their own Windows servers?
- Jaruzel 10y ago
  Don't get me started on that one! As a contractor/freelancer myself in the Microsoft space, I feel that MS have royally screwed us. We used to have Technet (for approx 200GBP pa) which allowed us access to proper business versions of OSs and other applications complete with a handful of serial numbers. They then took Technet away and told us to just use the 90 or 180 day 'trial' versions of stuff. Not everything is available as a trial, and to be honest, if you are simulating a complex environment in a lab, the last thing you want to do is completely rebuild it every few months. The only other option (for me anyway) is to continually sub to MSDN platforms ( approx 1800GBP pa) ... it sucks.
  - shakna 10y ago
    Right there with you. I was a MSDN sub for the last few years since they took Technet. I just got so fed up with it all, and their constant bad practices, I gave up working in Windows security, and became a web developer, and my entire stack is open source, where I can vent and get a response when someone screws me over.
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by Jaruzel 10y ago

shakna 10y ago

> well proper businesses should be running the LTSB or CBB versions of Windows, AND/OR have SysOp managed delayed updates So contractors and freelancers need to run and maintain their own Windows servers?

Jaruzel 10y ago
Don't get me started on that one! As a contractor/freelancer myself in the Microsoft space, I feel that MS have royally screwed us. We used to have Technet (for approx 200GBP pa) which allowed us access to proper business versions of OSs and other applications complete with a handful of serial numbers. They then took Technet away and told us to just use the 90 or 180 day 'trial' versions of stuff. Not everything is available as a trial, and to be honest, if you are simulating a complex environment in a lab, the last thing you want to do is completely rebuild it every few months. The only other option (for me anyway) is to continually sub to MSDN platforms ( approx 1800GBP pa) ... it sucks.
- shakna 10y ago
  Right there with you. I was a MSDN sub for the last few years since they took Technet. I just got so fed up with it all, and their constant bad practices, I gave up working in Windows security, and became a web developer, and my entire stack is open source, where I can vent and get a response when someone screws me over.

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