Why August, September, and October 2026 Delivered a Flood of Critical Bugs, Security Patches, and Broken Functionality If it feels like your Windows PC, Android phone, iPhone, or website has spent the last three months in a near-constant cycle of critical updates, emergency fixes, and “why did this stop working?” moments, you’re not imagining it. […]
Excel Copy & Paste / Autofill Not Working After September 2026 Update (KB5002914) Updated: 10/22/2026 at end of article with additional patch that appears to break copy/paste from the October 2026 patch releases. Overview Microsoft’s September 2026 Office security update KB5002914 introduced a known issue that can break basic Excel functionality. Copy-and-paste operations may fail […]
October 2026 Windows Server Updates Cause Exchange On-Premises Instability (EpmapSavedContextCap) Last Updated: October 22, 2026 Applies To: On-premises Exchange Server 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition (SE) running on Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, or 2025 Severity: High (intermittent to progressive service disruption on loaded servers) Overview The October 13, 2026 Windows Server cumulative updates introduced […]
KB5127648 Breaks Wireless (and Wired) MS-CHAPv2 Authentication on Windows 11 Published: October 15, 2026 Applies to: Windows 11 versions 24H2, 25H2, and 26H2 (and Windows Server 2025 in related scenarios) Severity: High for environments using PEAP-MSCHAPv2 / 802.1X Enterprise authentication Summary The October 2026 cumulative security update KB5127648 (released October 13, 2026) changes the default […]
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Java 7 Downloads Archive ISSUE You need an older copy of Java 7 to support legacy applications. APPLIES TO Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Server 2003, Server 2008, Server 2008R2, Server 2012, Server 2012R2 CAUSE SUN has abandoned Java 7 and is currently forcing updates to Java 8.x – this […]
Remove UM Language Packs For Service Pack Upgrade ISSUE You are trying to install a service pack on Exchange 2010 Unified Messaging server and receive an error that you need to remove certain language packs before the service pack can be installed. APPLIES TO Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 CAUSE This issue is caused by the […]
Setting A Reliable Time Server For Your PDC Emulator ISSUE You need to set an authoritative time server on your PDC emulator and make it remain a reliable time source for your domain. APPLIES TO Windows Server 2008/2008r2/2012/2012r2. The authoritative time is configured only on the PDC emulator for your domain. The other domain controllers […]