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Microsoft Patches 20 Critical Vulnerabilities

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Tom Spring

This month, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday updates tackle fixes for 53 security bugs in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Edge, ASP.NET Core, .NET Core, and its Chackra Core browser engine. Continue reading Microsoft Patches 20 Critical Vulnerabilities→

Attack Method Highlights Weaknesses in Microsoft CFG

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Tom Spring

As Microsoft hardens its defenses with tools such as Control Flow Guard, researchers at Endgame are preparing for the reality of Counterfeit Object-Oriented Programming attacks to move from theoretical to real. Continue reading Attack Method Highlights Weaknesses in Microsoft CFG→

Microsoft Offers Analysis of Zero-Day Exploited By Zirconium Group

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Tom Spring

Microsoft patched a zero-day vulnerability actively used in a campaign by a hacking group known as Zirconium. Continue reading Microsoft Offers Analysis of Zero-Day Exploited By Zirconium Group→

Rediscovering Windows Libraries for Users and Admins

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Windows IT Pro

Libraries have been available ever since Windows 7 was released and they continue to offer a lot of flexibility for users themselves and include tools for admins to control and configure them.

Microsoft Tweaks Simplified Servicing Packages for Older Versions of Windows

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Windows IT Pro

Microsoft has made a change to the new streamlined update process for older versions of Windows.

Microsoft Plans to Consolidate Windows Update History for Older Versions of Windows in April

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Windows IT Pro

After moving older versions of Windows to a cumulative style series of updates like those received by Windows 10 last fall, Microsoft now plans to also duplicate the update history page for these older operating systems.

Microsoft Further Simplifies their Windows 7 and 8.1 Servicing Model

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Windows IT Pro

After rolling out a new update process for Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, and Windows Server 2012 R2 last fall, Microsoft is making a couple of tweaks to that process to further improve it for enterprise and … Continue reading Microsoft Further Simplifies their Windows 7 and 8.1 Servicing Model→

Microsoft Further Simplifies their Windows 7 and 8.1 Servicing Model

Posted on January 17, 2017 by Windows IT Pro

First Steps: The Proper Care and Feeding of Your Microsoft Account

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Paul Thurrott

If you’re anything like me, your Microsoft account is the core of your online identity. It’s time for a check-up.
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It’s Official: No More OEM Sales of Windows 7 Professional and Windows 8.1

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Windows IT Pro

The last final legal option to obtain copies of Windows 7 and 8.1 has now been closed off as Microsoft finally shuts down OEM sales of these two operating systems.