[Default] On 28 Jun 2017 08:16:27 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main [email protected] (Paul Gilmartin) wrote:
>On Wed, 28 Jun 2017 09:11:30 -0500, Wendell Lovewell wrote: > >>Any version of Windows can have the update service disabled. >> >OTOH, beware: > > https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2017/06/27/petya-ransomware-attack-windows-wannacry-protect/103241420/ > >Or, just avoid Windows. > >>1) From a DOS window, enter "services.msc". >>2) Find the line that has "Windows Update" on it. Right-click and select >>"Properties". >>3) Change the "Startup Type" to "Disabled". This will prevent it from >>starting next boot. >>4) Click "Stop" to stop it running immediately. >>5) Click "Ok'. >> >>When you decide to let it update, do the reverse--select Automatic (Delayed >>Start) for the Startup Type, and click "Start". It will take some time for >>it to catch up. This could be a valid solution for me since I use Secunia PSI which would notify me about needed updates. However it is dangerous for those who do not have this software and is only a workaround for an irresponsible Microsoft approach to the real problem of people not installing security updates in a timely manner. I wonder what the average time lag is for installing security updates (integrity exposure) on z/OS. Clark Morris > >-- gil > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
