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Back in March 2017, Microsoft quietly started blocking Windows Update on newer generations of Intel and AMD hardware. Then, a month later, those running Windows 7 on Intel 7th generation or later chips, AMD 7th generation or later or Qualcomm 8996 or later, were greeted with a warning that they were trying to install an update on:

I&m seeing AirPods in everyday use increasingly often, and itgot me thinking about the business case of using these things in the enterprise.

What do AirPods do

AppleAirPods are white wireless earbuds that let you play music, communicate, get information and ask Siri for help.

They aren&t (yet) independent devices and must sync with an iPhone or LTE-enabled Apple Watch to deliver all their features.

AirPods have a reputation for delivering good quality for a wireless device, and users also like that when they wear the things they retain some awareness of whathappening nearby & essential in some parts of the city.

On July 9,I recommended that you disable Windows Automatic Update and wait to see if the July Microsoft patches brought more mayhem than relief. With the August patches just a few days away, ittime to put a nail in the July coffin. I strongly recommend that you not install any of the July patches, and pray that Microsoft treats us better in August.

Itbeen a tumultuous month.