Adobe Flash Update Breaks VMware vCenter Access

The most recent Adobe Flash version 27.0.0.170 will break the vSphere Web Client (Flash) interface.  VMware administrators will see a “Shockwave Flash has Crashed” error when trying to access vSphere via the Flash client. Only perform the beta update for Flash if absolutely needed. If you use vCenter version 6.0 and earlier you can also use the VMware vSphere client …

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Availability of Water Field Application Software Transfer (WFast) for automated installation of field software

 Availability of Water Field Application Software Transfer (WFast) for automated installation of field software

The Office of Surface Water is pleased to announce the creation the Water Field Application Software Transfer (WFast) project.  The creation of WFast, allows offices to join WFast groups, enabling them to automatically receive software updates to their client systems as they are released using Microsoft …

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Microsoft Chrome Security Policy v4.0 GPO – Notification Change

 The Microsoft Chrome Security Policy 3.0 was applied during the August ePatching cycle. A setting was adjusted to change the notification setting from “always allow” to one where users were asked if they wanted to allow or deny notifications.  This was done to give users more control over denying unwanted notification in chrome.  This setting did not work as expected …

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Do Not update to Windows 10 build 1703

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Microsoft has changed the naming conventions for Windows 10. Current Branch (CB) and Current Branch for Business (CBB) have been replaced with the Semi-Annual Channel. Microsoft will release feature updates twice a year around March and September. Each release will be serviced for 18 months from the date of release. The Semi-Annual Channel will be the approved version of Windows …

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macOS Sierra 10.12.6 Security Update Release

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On July 19, 2017, Apple released security update 10.12.6 to macOS Sierra. This security update includes improved stability, compatibility, and security to the macOS operating system and is recommended for all users to apply. For more detailed information about this update, please visit Apple’s Support page here.

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SMB 1.0 Disabled for USGS

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The following GPO was linked to all computers last night:  Bureau Enterprise Configurations – SMB 1.0 Disable

If sites are experiencing issues with SAMBA shares on their UNIX servers, they are reminded to use the following guidance to switch their servers to SMB 2.0

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Windows 10 1607 Feature Upgrade Reminder

Systems running Windows 10 versions previous to feature update 1607 will need to be updated by June 30, 2017.  Systems that are not updated by that date will have a feature update enforced in the July 2017 ePatching cycle.

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