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When an update runs into trouble […]","Microsoft has paused the rollout of an optional update, KB5002907, for Microsoft 365 Apps. The update caused issues for users of Office 2016 and Office 2019, leading to installations becoming unlicensed or being removed entirely. Qualys' TruRisk Eliminate platform is highlighted as a solution that uses AI-powered reliability scoring to prevent such problematic patches from being deployed automatically.","Microsoft pauses KB5002907 update after it caused Office 2016\u002F2019 installations to become unlicensed or removed.","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.qualys.com\u002Fproduct-tech\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F29\u002Flessons-from-microsoft-patch-kb5002907-two-layers-of-patch-control-in-qualys-trurisk-eliminate","https:\u002F\u002Fik.imagekit.io\u002Fqualys\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002Fcropped-1-3.png","2026-09-29T08:28:47+00:00","2026-09-29T10:00:07.869221+00:00",7,[17,20,22,24,27,29],{"name":18,"type":19},"Microsoft 365 Apps","product",{"name":21,"type":19},"Office 2016",{"name":23,"type":19},"Office 2019",{"name":25,"type":26},"Microsoft","vendor",{"name":28,"type":19},"TruRisk Eliminate",{"name":30,"type":26},"Qualys","80544778-fabb-4dcd-aa35-17492e5dcf4f",{"id":31,"icon":33,"name":34,"slug":35},null,"Vulnerabilities","vulnerabilities",[37,42],{"category":38},{"id":39,"icon":33,"name":40,"slug":41},"02371804-cf6d-4449-98de-f1a2d4d9b266","Tools","tools",{"category":43},{"id":31,"icon":33,"name":34,"slug":35},[],[25,30,18],{"controls":47,"vendors":104},[48,77],{"slug":49,"name":50,"problem":51,"products":52},"breach-attack-simulation","Breach and attack simulation","You only find out whether your security tools stop an attack when a real attacker tries.",[53,61,69],{"vendor_slug":54,"vendor_name":55,"vendor_logo":56,"product_slug":57,"product_name":58,"url":59,"description":60},"pentera","Pentera","\u002Fvendor-logos\u002Fpentera.png","pentera-platform","Pentera Platform","https:\u002F\u002Fpentera.io\u002Fpentera-platform\u002F","Runs automated, safe attacks in production to validate exploitable attack paths, prioritise proven risk and confirm fixes. 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