Collaborate Disseminate
Because it’s been a while, this edition of Short Takes looks at Microsoft’s new carbon-negative push, thanking the NSA for finding a serious Windows 10 flaw, Microsoft’s new Edge browser, a new Walkie-Talkie feature coming to Teams, and much, much more.
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I’m getting conflicting reports.
Search in Google: “windows 7” fix CVE-2020-0601
The top result (from PCWorld) claims that “contrary to earlier rumors, it does not affect Windows 7”.
Scrolling down finds a bunch of articles that claim i… Continue reading Does CVE-2020-0601 (CRYPT32.DLL critical exploit) affect Windows 7 and is there a patch to fix it?
Those who stick with Windows 7 may not face any immediate security issues. But you need to worry about the long-term.
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Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2008 R2 have reached their end of life, as Microsoft has stopped delivering all updates for the aging operating systems. Microsoft has been warning users about the impending end of life for Windows 7 a… Continue reading Windows 7 Reaches End of Life
Microsoft delivered the final set of updates to Windows 7 users today and will begin displaying a full-screen warning.
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OK, it was modest, but PC sales still grew in 2019. Here’s a look at what happened and at how things will change in the future.
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Today’s the day. The balloon goes up. The ship goes down. The patches fall behind. The crooks pull ahead. Continue reading Windows 7 computers will no longer be patched after today
Today is the day that many have likely feared for years, Windows 7 is officially reaching its end of support today. What this means is that starting tomorrow, if a vulnerability is discovered, Microsoft likely won’t patch it (for free) and your device will now be exposed.
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The Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) is urging people to no longer use computers with Windows 7 installed for banking or email. A spokesperson for the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), a part of GCHQ, encouraged consumers to upgrade t… Continue reading GCHQ Urges People to No Longer Use Windows 7 PCs for Banking, Email
At 11am PST (7pm UK), Microsoft will release its last ever Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 7. After today, Microsoft says it won’t release any more security patches for the ageing operating system.
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